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as in brawl
a rough and often noisy fight usually involving several people
the ruction ended with everyone involved getting arrested
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as in commotion
a state of noisy, confused activity
the ruction outside the door prompted me to investigate what was going on
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Recent Examples of ruction
Once again, waspish commentators noted, an American woman has caused a ruction in the royal family.
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Washington Post, 9 Jan. 2020
Deteriorating finances come at a bad time, however, with ructions in China’s money markets threatening to damp demand for corporate bonds.
—Nathaniel Taplin, WSJ, 21 June 2019
The volcano’s ructions escalated on Sunday, prompting the provincial government in Batangas to declare a state of calamity.
—Washington Post, 13 Jan. 2020
Once again, waspish commentators noted, an American woman has caused a ruction in the British royal family.
—Danica Kirka, Anchorage Daily News, 9 Jan. 2020
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Washington Post, 9 Jan. 2020
Deteriorating finances come at a bad time, however, with ructions in China’s money markets threatening to damp demand for corporate bonds.
—Nathaniel Taplin, WSJ, 21 June 2019
The volcano’s ructions escalated on Sunday, prompting the provincial government in Batangas to declare a state of calamity.
—Washington Post, 13 Jan. 2020
Once again, waspish commentators noted, an American woman has caused a ruction in the British royal family.
—Danica Kirka, Anchorage Daily News, 9 Jan. 2020
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Following the incident, a brawl erupted between both teams.Danielle Jennings, People.com, 3 Dec. 2024
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Skirmishes, fights and all-out brawls broke out at several stadiums, with some clashes triggered by teams planting their flag at centerfield in their rivals’ stadiums – a sight that is becoming increasingly common.Sam Joseph, CNN, 1 Dec. 2024
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In a viral TikTok video, a woman can be seen sitting on the sofa, and there seems to be a commotion going on underneath her top.Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 28 Nov. 2024
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More commotion followed, as Sunny Hostin got up from her post to address the situation.EW.com, EW.com, 27 Nov. 2024
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Zurab Japaridze, a leader of the opposition Coalition for Change party in Georgia's parliament, was briefly arrested on Monday amid a clash between police and fleeing protesters.Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA TODAY, 2 Dec. 2024
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Public transportation was also diverted from the main Aleppo-Damascus highway to avoid clashes, the report said.Sarah el Deeb, Los Angeles Times, 29 Nov. 2024
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New data gathered by Winstons Beds, which aggregates information from a variety of different noise sources, assigned each state in the U.S. a noise score, revealing which states have the most background disturbances.Stephan Pechdimaldji, Newsweek, 13 Dec. 2024
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During the violence in early May, UCLA students and others involved in the protest encampment had to fend for themselves against attackers for three hours before law enforcement moved in to quell the disturbance.Teresa Watanabe, Los Angeles Times, 12 Dec. 2024
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Kourtney Kardashian Shares Inside Peek at Life with Son Rocky: ‘Everything Is Romantic’ Earlier in October, Kardashian and Barker, 49, caused a stir when their inflatable skeletons seated on a lawn were snapped straddling one another.Gabrielle Rockson, People.com, 2 Dec. 2024
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However, this isn’t the first time Beyoncé’s relationship with country music has caused a stir.Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 21 Nov. 2024
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Anger boiled over in February, when local media reported police responded to a physical altercation between locals and Haitians in which two people were injured.Lauren Villagran, USA TODAY, 2 Dec. 2024
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Since then, reports of shopper brawls in parking lots and physical altercations in store aisles have only increased.Dr. Mara Einstein, Deadline, 29 Nov. 2024
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Instead, Einhard used a local story of demonic possession of a young girl to make the critique for him, likely drawing on broader widespread views of the recent turmoil.Matthew Gabriele, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Dec. 2024
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Charged with bribery, fraud and breach of trust, Netanyahu will testify three times a week, the court said, despite the Gaza war and possible new threats posed by wider Middle East turmoil.Reuters, CNN, 10 Dec. 2024
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High predicted that on December 3, visible contention between humans and aliens would begin, eventually ending in melee after an unspecified period.Mark R. Weaver, Newsweek, 4 Dec. 2024
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Following a questionable call by a referee on the field, fans threw stones, rushed the pitch, and some were crushed in the process, while others tried to escape the melee by jumping a high fence, according to the Associated Press.Anna Lazarus Caplan, People.com, 2 Dec. 2024
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“Ruction.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ruction. Accessed 18 Dec. 2024.
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