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as in flurries
a sudden and usually temporary growth of activity
the site saw a flutter of construction last month, but nothing's happening now
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as in ventures
chiefly British
a risky undertaking
most people regard the lottery as a harmless flutter
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as in flits
to make an irregular series of quick, sudden movements
a lonely butterfly fluttering across the lawn
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as in flaps
to move or cause to move with a striking motion
fluttered my eyelashes as I struck up a conversation with the new guy at work
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Recent Examples of flutters
Sam Meredith,
CNBC,
22 May 2026
As track one begins, a copy of the script flutters down from the ceiling.
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Theater Critic,
San Francisco Chronicle,
29 Mar. 2026
The Cowboys have shown flutters of championship potential but have not made a conference final since 1996.
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Brayden Garcia,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
22 Oct. 2025
In it, Mario snoozes against a tree as a butterfly flutters by his head.
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Randall Colburn,
EW.com,
14 Sep. 2025
Right now, that home is with the Mahers at Somebody People, and wherever Monarch the pop-up flutters to next.
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Miguel Otárola,
Denver Post,
20 Aug. 2025
My heart flutters, excited to arrive, but also anxious about thirteen bodies cohabitating for six nights.
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Caitlin Gunther,
Condé Nast Traveler,
24 Sep. 2022
Los Angeles Times,
1 May 2026
Cuba's President Miguel Diaz-Canel (center) flutters a Venezuelan and Cuban national flags in support of Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro in Havana.
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Kiki Intarasuwan,
CBS News,
3 Jan. 2026
Noun
An Iranian flag flutters in the wind as ships remain anchored on May 16, 2026 in the Strait of Hormuz near Larak Island, Iran.
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Sam Meredith,
CNBC,
22 May 2026
As track one begins, a copy of the script flutters down from the ceiling.
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Theater Critic,
San Francisco Chronicle,
29 Mar. 2026
The Cowboys have shown flutters of championship potential but have not made a conference final since 1996.
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Brayden Garcia,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
22 Oct. 2025
In it, Mario snoozes against a tree as a butterfly flutters by his head.
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Randall Colburn,
EW.com,
14 Sep. 2025
Right now, that home is with the Mahers at Somebody People, and wherever Monarch the pop-up flutters to next.
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Miguel Otárola,
Denver Post,
20 Aug. 2025
My heart flutters, excited to arrive, but also anxious about thirteen bodies cohabitating for six nights.
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Caitlin Gunther,
Condé Nast Traveler,
24 Sep. 2022
Verb
Iran’s flag before the 1979 revolution — green, white and red with a lion and a rising sun — flutters from many overhangs.
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Los Angeles Times,
1 May 2026
Cuba's President Miguel Diaz-Canel (center) flutters a Venezuelan and Cuban national flags in support of Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro in Havana.
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Kiki Intarasuwan,
CBS News,
3 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for flutters
Noun
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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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Even then, there are flurries of intense activity.
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In his disclosure for 2024, Trump reported more than $600 million in income from cryptocurrencies, golf properties, licensing and other ventures.
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His off-court endeavors have contributed to the majority of his wealth, generating over $1 billion from business ventures and endorsement deals.
Verb
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As Photay, Shornstein—a master synthesist and producer—flits between atmospheric house, dubby breakbeat workouts, and chirping electro funk, building his songs’ arrangements into strange, angular shapes.
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Upstairs, a disco deep cut plays while Byrd flits about greeting everyone.
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The music is loose and spacious, billowing like fabric that flaps at the slightest breeze.
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The structure flaps its wings when powered by electricity.
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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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LaMelo Ball is teaming up with Anthony Edwards after one of Tim Connelly’s boldest gambles yet.
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Drawing on generations of Chinatown family lore and silences, See turns China City’s vanished streets and her ancestors’ immigrant gambles into a historical fiction layered with stories of survival and belonging.
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Crook breaks into a jog, then darts between cars to reach her.
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This type dispenses altogether with nest-building and partnering and simply darts around squirting.
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These flickers included a merely steady revenue projection from chipmaker Broadcom on its most recent earnings call as well as a construction pause for a data center being built in Wyoming.
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With interest in on-loan Lutsharel Geetruida, there were flickers of worry on Wearside about the core of the team being undermined.
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“Flutters.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flutters. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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