1
as in bursts
a sudden and usually temporary growth of activity
a flurry of activity on the floor of the stock market as soon as the news spread
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2
as in gusts
a sudden brief rush of wind
a flurry that scattered the fallen leaves
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as in barrages
a rapid or overwhelming outpouring of many things at once
a patient with a mysterious illness being subjected to a flurry of tests
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as in alarms
to trouble the mind of; to make uneasy
flurried by visions of falls and broken bones, the parents wouldn't even allow the child to ride a bike
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Recent Examples of flurries
Sean MacAday,
Sacbee.com,
26 June 2026
Even then, there are flurries of intense activity.
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Oliver Kay,
New York Times,
24 June 2026
The players rotated quickly, setting flurries of picks and cutting, creating space by driving to the basket, stretching the defense to the point of breaking, and then flinging the ball to the open man in the corner.
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Louisa Thomas,
New Yorker,
7 June 2026
The checkup came amid mounting scrutiny of the president's health, particularly given recent flurries of late-night social media posts, as well as his at-times tired demeanor during official meetings.
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Zachary Schermele,
USA Today,
30 May 2026
Snow flurries began at that elevation on Wednesday.
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Rick Hurd,
Mercury News,
28 May 2026
Thunderstorms, rain showers and snow flurries are expected to sweep Boise as temperatures drop, according to the National Weather Service.
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Hali Smith
april 14,
Idaho Statesman,
14 Apr. 2026
Curry magic, Curry flurries, Curry bringing an arena to its feet.
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Sports Columnist,
San Francisco Chronicle,
1 Apr. 2026
Light snow flurries were falling.
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Jack Perry,
The Providence Journal,
25 Mar. 2026
Noun
There is even a remote possibility for a few flurries in the highest peaks of the Sierra on Saturday and Sunday nights with temps briefly below freezing.
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Sean MacAday,
Sacbee.com,
26 June 2026
Even then, there are flurries of intense activity.
—
Oliver Kay,
New York Times,
24 June 2026
The players rotated quickly, setting flurries of picks and cutting, creating space by driving to the basket, stretching the defense to the point of breaking, and then flinging the ball to the open man in the corner.
—
Louisa Thomas,
New Yorker,
7 June 2026
The checkup came amid mounting scrutiny of the president's health, particularly given recent flurries of late-night social media posts, as well as his at-times tired demeanor during official meetings.
—
Zachary Schermele,
USA Today,
30 May 2026
Snow flurries began at that elevation on Wednesday.
—
Rick Hurd,
Mercury News,
28 May 2026
Thunderstorms, rain showers and snow flurries are expected to sweep Boise as temperatures drop, according to the National Weather Service.
—
Hali Smith
april 14,
Idaho Statesman,
14 Apr. 2026
Curry magic, Curry flurries, Curry bringing an arena to its feet.
—
Sports Columnist,
San Francisco Chronicle,
1 Apr. 2026
Light snow flurries were falling.
—
Jack Perry,
The Providence Journal,
25 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for flurries
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From Friday to Sunday, singers and alphorn players filled the streets and spontaneous bursts of yodeling echoed through restaurants, where diners initially reacted with surprise before joining in.
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San Francisco real estate agent Butch Haze of Compass has seen tech booms followed by ravenous bursts of homebuying since the first internet gold rush of the late 1990s.
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Wind gusts of up to 40 mph are forecast across the fire-danger zones, and relative humidity is expected to fall between 8% and 15%, meaning conditions are ripe for any new fires to rapidly spread.
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Severe wind gusts and intense lightning are possible with any storm that develops.
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These strategic American missile defenses, in Israel and elsewhere in the region, significantly boosted Israeli defenses against Iranian barrages during that war.
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Once relying on its massive missile arsenal, advances in Israeli intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance have neutered its previous strategy of relying on simultaneous barrages of missiles to overwhelm Israeli missile defenses.
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He becomes increasingly consumed by the otherworldly dimension, which alarms his therapist, Mary (Renate Reinsve).
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The focal point of escalating concern is oldest son Jeremy (Edik Beddoes) whose increasingly erratic behavior alarms those around him, not only for his safety but others as well.
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Public outbursts remain relatively uncommon, making this week's intervention particularly revealing.
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There have been intermittent outbursts of violence against immigrants since then.
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Hers is a voice that ought to have a lifetime’s staying power, bolstered by a lyrical and musical sensibility that provide everything her instrument needs to deliver a happy succession of knockout blows.
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Despite the blows to Eurovision’s finances and viewership from the boycott, the contest is eyeing expansion, with a spinoff Eurovision Song Contest Asia due to take place in Bangkok in November.
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The 10 tracks of Ton Up are at once his briskest and heaviest yet, miniaturizing his trademark loops of Dillafied psychedelia into speaker-rattling sample snippets that bombard uptempo house beats in dizzying volleys.
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Ukraine has also depleted Russia's stocks by forcing it to try and intercept regular volleys of newer, more capable drones, including some equipped with jet engines that are faster and fly further than older models.
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That question is exactly what worries the people who keep it alive.
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What worries me most isn’t that AI will become smarter than humans.
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“Flurries.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flurries. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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