as in commotion
a state of noisy, confused activity
predictably, the royal scandal caused quite a kerfuffle on Fleet Street
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Recent Examples of kerfuffle
Fans of the Fab Four know, of course, that The Beatles at Shea Stadium is already a thing that exists, or at least existed, though it has been mired in various rights kerfuffles for years.
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Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 Oct. 2024
Jeremy Brock Director: Julian Jarrold The first two installments focused on pre-Internet kerfuffles stirred up by the British press, while A Very Royal Scandal is set in the past decade and practically features social media notifications as a main character.
—Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Sep. 2024
Even before that kerfuffle, the CPSC had launched a task force about gas stoves and indoor air quality.
—Jeff Brady, NPR, 13 Sep. 2024
To say the Venice Simplon-Orient-Express causes a kerfuffle at stations is an understatement.
—Kate Lloyd, Vogue, 9 Sep. 2024
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Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 Oct. 2024
Jeremy Brock Director: Julian Jarrold The first two installments focused on pre-Internet kerfuffles stirred up by the British press, while A Very Royal Scandal is set in the past decade and practically features social media notifications as a main character.
—Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Sep. 2024
Even before that kerfuffle, the CPSC had launched a task force about gas stoves and indoor air quality.
—Jeff Brady, NPR, 13 Sep. 2024
To say the Venice Simplon-Orient-Express causes a kerfuffle at stations is an understatement.
—Kate Lloyd, Vogue, 9 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for kerfuffle
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According to footage obtained by TMZ, at least one guard appeared to lose balance amidst the scuffle, reportedly injuring their leg in the commotion.Jessica Lynch, Billboard, 4 Nov. 2024
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All that commotion in response to a threat is, again, what shows up as swelling.Erica Sloan, SELF, 30 Oct. 2024
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Speakers at a Trump rally in New York City last weekend caused a stir when a comedian made inappropriate jokes about Latinos and Puerto Rico.Amie Parnes, The Hill, 3 Nov. 2024
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The Trump era has even affected some of the dynamics at the high school where Joe teaches; particularly when Trump first ran, students brought Trump banners to school, causing a stir.Clare Malone, The New Yorker, 31 Oct. 2024
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According to The Weather Channel, the disturbance in the Caribbean is likely to become a tropical depression and possibly Tropical Storm Rafael on Monday and the system could become a hurricane in the western Caribbean.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
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The disturbance sits 345 miles south of Kingston, Jamaica.Elisa Raffa, CNN, 3 Nov. 2024
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The sports world is making a big fuss about 20-time NBA All-Star LeBron James playing on the same team as his 20-year-old son, Bronny.DeMarco Williams, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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Morbius, meanwhile, sold itself with trailers featuring Spider-Man graffiti that doesn’t appear in the actual movie and made a bunch of fuss about a post-credits scene involving Michael Keaton’s MCU baddie the Vulture that ultimately didn’t make any sense nor amount to anything.James Grebey, TIME, 25 Oct. 2024
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The filing notes that geopolitical turmoil, specifically the Israel-Hamas conflict, has impacted global shipping routes, leading to disruptions.Quartz Bot, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024
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Defense spending and exports could be threatened, analysts say, and conservative ambitions to overhaul the Federal Aviation Administration could cause turmoil at a time when the agency is deeply engaged in trying to diagnose and fix systemic problems at Boeing.Jeremy Bogaisky, Forbes, 2 Nov. 2024
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Keep scrolling to shop these fashion finds, but hurry, sizes are already selling out.Shea Simmons, People.com, 10 Oct. 2024
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Mashing the gas, the 27-year-old E60 lurched forward and eliminated the gap in a hurry.Sean Evans, Robb Report, 30 Oct. 2024
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“Kerfuffle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kerfuffle. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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