variants or hurry-skurry

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for hurry-scurry
Noun
  • Spears' teen pregnancy immediately caused commotion among her family and her team.
    Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2025
  • On a match day, the keenest supporters would gravitate to the main entrance halfway along, just after the dressing room windows where Ian Wright occasionally peered out and caused a commotion.
    Amy Lawrence, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • During his debut appearance, Wallen also appeared in a sketch poking fun at the controversy surrounding him when he was photographed partying and not wearing a mask in Alabama.
    Mitchell Peters, Billboard, 30 Mar. 2025
  • Saturday Night Live poked fun at a recent blunder made by the Trump administration.
    Nicholas Rice, People.com, 30 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • So is Aaron Judge, who couldn’t believe all the fuss that was being made over the Yankees’ new wood.
    Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 30 Mar. 2025
  • But Newsom appears to have fully retreated on trans-inclusive athletics, conceding to right-wing propagandists Charlie Kirk and Michael Savage without a fuss in the first two episodes of Newsom’s podcast earlier this month.
    Samantha Riedel, Them, 21 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Minor disturbances, such as noise, movement or a slightly full bladder, can now easily interrupt sleep.
    Dr. Jamin Brahmbhatt, CNN Money, 26 Mar. 2025
  • On Monday, March 24, Harris County Sheriff's Office deputies responded to a call about a disturbance at a home on Barkers Crossing Avenue in Houston.
    KC Baker, People.com, 25 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • The bothers walked in with the YouTube famous Nelk Boys.
    Mandy Taheri, Newsweek, 9 Mar. 2025
  • Here’s the scoop on the tastiest kid-friendly crackers that all but guarantee happy snackers, and the crackers that aren’t worth the bother.
    Jolene Thym, The Mercury News, 4 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • But Haiti has been in constant turmoil, hampering U.S. efforts.
    Gisela Salomon, Chicago Tribune, 22 Mar. 2025
  • Such a break in tradition would be catastrophic for the diamond industry, which is already in turmoil.
    Garth Friesen, Forbes, 22 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Germany, a country that traditionally favors social spending over national defense and is almost immovable out of its comfort zone, now resembles a country in a hurry.
    Daniel DePetris, Twin Cities, 29 Mar. 2025
  • European officials and observers have also warned the administration, in its hurry to reach a deal, is vulnerable to manipulation by Putin.
    Patrick Reevell, ABC News, 24 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • After all, that’s arguably the primary purpose of a social network: not the news, not the blather, not the noise.
    John Koetsier, Forbes.com, 1 Apr. 2025
  • Attract attention If someone approaches them on the street or puts them in a dangerous situation, kids should know to make noise or get to a crowded area.
    Sherri Gordon, Parents, 31 Mar. 2025
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“Hurry-scurry.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hurry-scurry. Accessed 4 Apr. 2025.

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