as in commotion
informal + usually disapproving
great excitement or concern about something
A brouhaha erupted over her statements about the president.
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Recent Examples of brouhaha
In fact, despite the brouhaha over the issue, there are in fact, few transgender women playing in major sports leagues.
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Nina Totenberg, NPR, 3 July 2025
So with all of the brouhaha around Thinking Machine Labs, who is its fearless leader?
—John Werner, Forbes.com, 26 June 2025
The brief brouhaha was the end to a night that saw the Giants go 2-for-10 with runners in scoring position, Hayden Birdsong allow five runs (four earned) over 4 1/3 innings and Christian Koss ground into two double plays with the bases loaded.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 21 June 2025
The opening 10 seconds of the United States’ 3-1 win over Canada at Montreal’s Bell Centre featured not one ... not two ... but three fights between USA and Canada skaters — and naturally, two Florida Panthers stars were involved in the brouhaha.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 16 Feb. 2025
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Nina Totenberg, NPR, 3 July 2025
So with all of the brouhaha around Thinking Machine Labs, who is its fearless leader?
—John Werner, Forbes.com, 26 June 2025
The brief brouhaha was the end to a night that saw the Giants go 2-for-10 with runners in scoring position, Hayden Birdsong allow five runs (four earned) over 4 1/3 innings and Christian Koss ground into two double plays with the bases loaded.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 21 June 2025
The opening 10 seconds of the United States’ 3-1 win over Canada at Montreal’s Bell Centre featured not one ... not two ... but three fights between USA and Canada skaters — and naturally, two Florida Panthers stars were involved in the brouhaha.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 16 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for brouhaha
Noun
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Oprah Winfrey, who popped up earlier in the week at Ralph Lauren's fashion show, caused quite the commotion with her appearance at Christian Siriano's runway show Friday.—
Anika Reed,
USA Today,
13 Sep. 2025
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Fortunately, the commotion was enough to startle the bear.—
Katie Jackson,
Outside,
11 Sep. 2025
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Of course this caused a stir, but the beauty looks?—
Essence,
Essence,
19 Sep. 2025
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Researchers have also pointed out that friction stir welding exerts tremendous force (up to 5,000 pounds) and something needs to capture that force.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
18 Sep. 2025
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This week, Kenvue, the consumer health spin-off from Johnson & Johnson, found itself at the epicenter of a market tempest this week.—
Sheryl Estrada,
Fortune,
9 Sep. 2025
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The tempest over the logo began last week, when the company announced plans for a simplified design featuring only the company’s name.—
Dee-Ann Durbin,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Aug. 2025
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Advertisement Buyback frenzy — But plenty of companies are profiting like crazy off the AI boom—so why has Ellison profited so uniquely enormously?—
Andrew R. Chow,
Time,
12 Sep. 2025
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While earlier incidents against Jewish sites, coming amid the backlash over the soaring death toll in Israel’s conflict in Gaza, sparked a media frenzy around this particularly act of brazen antisemitism, the pigs’ heads did not have the same effect.—
Saskya Vandoorne,
CNN Money,
12 Sep. 2025
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Old Hickory’s burgoo is an outstanding version of the classic Kentucky barbecue accompaniment, featuring mutton, pork, chicken, and vegetables slow-simmered into a smooth, tangy, and very satisfying stew.—
Robert F. Moss,
Southern Living,
17 Sep. 2025
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Some are eaten alone with seasoning, while others are used in soups or stews.—
Amber J. Tresca,
Verywell Health,
17 Sep. 2025
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The lawsuits seek money to help communities cope with the risks and harms from global warming, including more extreme storms, floods and heat waves.—
Michael Copley,
NPR,
19 Sep. 2025
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Doing so is difficult; such dams are often washed out in each new big storm.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
19 Sep. 2025
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