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as in commotion
a state of noisy, confused activity
the classroom was in a furor when the mice escaped from their cage
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as in frenzy
a state of wildly excited activity or emotion
euphoric children in a gift-opening furor on Christmas morning
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as in indignation
an intense emotional state of displeasure with someone or something
residents were in a furor about the new paper mill being constructed within city limits
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Recent Examples of furor
This furor over Alicent has rung alarm bells for Cooke, who says the kind of misogyny her character experiences is mirrored by the real world.
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Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 5 Sep. 2025
The underlying resolution, introduced in July following furor over the Justice Department memo asserting there would be no further disclosures in the Epstein case, has been co-sponsored by 11 other Republicans.
—Emily Brooks, The Hill, 2 Sep. 2025
And that brings us to another Google frustration — and one that’s much more persistent that this month’s furor after its Salesforce breach.
—Zak Doffman, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
But the furor over harm to minors hasn’t been limited to the game’s community.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 25 Aug. 2025
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Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 5 Sep. 2025
The underlying resolution, introduced in July following furor over the Justice Department memo asserting there would be no further disclosures in the Epstein case, has been co-sponsored by 11 other Republicans.
—Emily Brooks, The Hill, 2 Sep. 2025
And that brings us to another Google frustration — and one that’s much more persistent that this month’s furor after its Salesforce breach.
—Zak Doffman, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
But the furor over harm to minors hasn’t been limited to the game’s community.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 25 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for furor
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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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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And rather than indignation or rage or fury, what comes through in the letters is his sheer amazement at being in this predicament.—
Nick Vivarelli,
Variety,
10 Sep. 2025
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But reacting with indignation has not been an option for Lee.—
Karina Tsui,
CNN Money,
10 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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Set two years after the little robot lady went on a murderous rampage and was subsequently destroyed, M3GAN’s creator Gemma (Williams) has become a high-profile author and advocate for government oversight of AI.—
Denise Petski,
Deadline,
12 Sep. 2025
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Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O’Hara condemned the rampage and said the repeat offender endangered the public.—
Michael Dorgan,
FOXNews.com,
6 Sep. 2025
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The racially motivated attack, carried out by members of the Ku Klux Klan, intensified national outrage and was a catalyst for major civil rights advancements.—
Arizona Republic,
AZCentral.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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The company also cut coverage in many vulnerable parts of the state, sparking outrage when homeowners who had just faced a nonrenewal were then hit by the January wildfires around Los Angeles County.—
Giulia Carbonaro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Sep. 2025
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The National Hurricane Center is monitoring a tropical disturbance in the central Atlantic for potential development this week.—
Julia Jacobo,
ABC News,
16 Sep. 2025
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Kp is an index used to indicate the severity of the global magnetic disturbances in near-Earth space, NOAA said.—
Jenna Prestininzi,
Freep.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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During the 2008 financial crisis, Biglari seized on shareholder anger and economic uncertainty.—
Lily Mae Lazarus,
Fortune,
18 Sep. 2025
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Taking on Kimmel On Wednesday afternoon, Carr tapped into preexisting MAGA media anger about a Monday night Kimmel monologue and used a right-wing podcaster’s platform to blast Kimmel and pressure ABC’s parent company Disney.—
Brian Stelter,
CNN Money,
18 Sep. 2025
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“Furor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/furor. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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