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as in commotion
a state of noisy, confused activity
imagine all the hubbub at the zoo when the lion escaped
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as in noise
a violent shouting
the people who had been in line for tickets made a huge hubbub when they were told that the concert was all sold out
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Recent Examples of hubbub
Quiet places, like the Kimberley in northwestern Australia, and Lanzarote in the eastern Canary Islands, that offer an antidote to the relentless hubbub that has become so intrinsic to the modern condition.
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Jesse Ashlock, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Nov. 2024
Trained on hundreds of thousands of hours of audio, the AI-powered earbuds, which are set to be released by year’s end, are able to isolate voices amid the hubbub of a busy room.
—Chris Stokel-Walker, TIME, 30 Oct. 2024
The online bio causing the hubbub belongs to Lee Ann Conard, director of the hospital's Transgender Health Clinic.
—Amber Hunt, The Enquirer, 21 Nov. 2024
Inflation For all the hubbub about various issues, statements, rallies and rhetoric during this election, the economy is unique as providing the most obvious gravitational pull toward Trump.
—G. Elliott Morris, ABC News, 6 Nov. 2024
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Jesse Ashlock, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Nov. 2024
Trained on hundreds of thousands of hours of audio, the AI-powered earbuds, which are set to be released by year’s end, are able to isolate voices amid the hubbub of a busy room.
—Chris Stokel-Walker, TIME, 30 Oct. 2024
The online bio causing the hubbub belongs to Lee Ann Conard, director of the hospital's Transgender Health Clinic.
—Amber Hunt, The Enquirer, 21 Nov. 2024
Inflation For all the hubbub about various issues, statements, rallies and rhetoric during this election, the economy is unique as providing the most obvious gravitational pull toward Trump.
—G. Elliott Morris, ABC News, 6 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hubbub
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Later, during a briefing from Zelia Baugh, executive vice-president of behavior health at John Peter Smith Hospital, a commotion could be heard in the lobby outside the court.—
Cody Copeland,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
14 Jan. 2025
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Gregory hears the commotion and tries to keep the Philly girls from pouncing.—
Ile-Ife Okantah,
Vulture,
8 Jan. 2025
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This Dash character is hijacking the satellite waves and the speaker systems, interfering with the noise outside and putting my music on — Nolimit music on for the world to hear.—
Kalia Richardson,
Rolling Stone,
18 Jan. 2025
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The Red Sox-Vladimir Guerrero Jr. noise is growing louder.—
Yaakov Katz,
Newsweek,
17 Jan. 2025
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The disturbance in the Polar Vortex aloft will establish extreme cold conditions.—
Yaakov Katz,
Newsweek,
13 Jan. 2025
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Public intoxication: At 3:01 p.m., deputies responded to a disturbance call at the Cinnabar Winery on Big Basin Way.—
Anne Gelhaus,
The Mercury News,
12 Jan. 2025
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The rocket booster revved up the 33 engines at its base, sending a loud roar across Starbase, the SpaceX launch site near Brownsville, Texas.—
Jackie Wattles,
CNN,
17 Jan. 2025
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From the Miami Herald’s archives, here is Michael Crook’s report from March 1989 in Tropic magazine: Donald Trump in Palm Beach: Hitting a roar nerve First published March 19, 1989 The sun has disappeared beyond the middle-class condos of West Palm Beach and the western sky is painted tangerine.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
8 Jan. 2025
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But there is no big fuss made for them, no extra support, just a gaggle of siblings walking out into a cold, stark parking lot to feel what must be every emotion imaginable, but certainly relief, heartbreak, and anger.—
Maggie Fremont,
Vulture,
27 Dec. 2024
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The last time Donald Trump was president, Republican lawmakers eliminated 15 rules with little fuss and not much publicity.—
Gord Magill,
Newsweek,
20 Dec. 2024
Noun
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The erroneous emergency alert caused a stir in all parts of Los Angeles.—
Terry Castleman,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Jan. 2025
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Concerns over beachgoers reserving spaces with the use of portable cabanas are causing a stir in Australia.—
Ashley J. DiMella Fox News,
Fox News,
7 Jan. 2025
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In the months that followed, Fort Worth ISD was a district in turmoil.—
Silas Allen,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
21 Jan. 2025
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Catch up quick: Peltier was arrested following the Wounded Knee occupation of 1973 at the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation amid violence and political turmoil.—
Russell Contreras,
Axios,
20 Jan. 2025
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Keep their necessities together, in a spot where they can be reached in a hurry.—
Donna Vickroy,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Jan. 2025
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Grant gets off the ball in a hurry and finds a healthy balance between playing laterally and downhill.—
Nick Harris,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
17 Jan. 2025
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“Hubbub.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hubbub. Accessed 24 Jan. 2025.
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