1
as in commotion
a state of noisy, confused activity
imagine all the hubbub at the zoo when the lion escaped
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2
as in noise
a violent shouting
the people who had been in line for tickets made a huge hubbub when they were told that the concert was all sold out
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Recent Examples of hubbub
In the midst of the hubbub, Henry bent his long, thin legs to speak to his granddaughter eye to eye.
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Literary Hub, 27 Aug. 2025
Wright took a break from the oil-and-gas hubbub after tying up the Stroud deal and finishing his time as CEO of Pinnacle in 2006.
—Lily Ogburn, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2025
Barbuda Belle offers a sense of being almost, maybe, at the edge of the world, the ideal hideaway removed from the outside hubbub and untroubled by it—a K Club for today.
—Mark Ellwood, Robb Report, 10 Aug. 2025
In retrospect, sources involved say, the hubbub and optimistic timing predicted last year can be seen as an attempt to try to spur as much momentum as possible.
—Alysa Guffey, IndyStar, 28 July 2025
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Literary Hub, 27 Aug. 2025
Wright took a break from the oil-and-gas hubbub after tying up the Stroud deal and finishing his time as CEO of Pinnacle in 2006.
—Lily Ogburn, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2025
Barbuda Belle offers a sense of being almost, maybe, at the edge of the world, the ideal hideaway removed from the outside hubbub and untroubled by it—a K Club for today.
—Mark Ellwood, Robb Report, 10 Aug. 2025
In retrospect, sources involved say, the hubbub and optimistic timing predicted last year can be seen as an attempt to try to spur as much momentum as possible.
—Alysa Guffey, IndyStar, 28 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hubbub
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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Additionally, pollution accumulation and vessel noise disrupt their echolocation abilities, making hunting increasingly difficult.—
Adeola Adeosun,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Sep. 2025
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This helps to break through the noise and build credibility.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
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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Not with a whimper but with a siren wail that long ago converted to white noise in our collective hearing; a global tinnitus like the hum of a fridge; the quiet roar of the Greenland ice sheet slipping into the Musk Ocean.—
Reuven Perlman,
New Yorker,
15 Sep. 2025
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There are more and more people on the other side of the glass, the sound like a sea’s roar outside.—
Sara Stridsberg
September 15,
Literary Hub,
15 Sep. 2025
Noun
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No fuss, just a screen that does the job way better than the price suggests.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
17 Sep. 2025
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Including a mix allows recipients to recreate a little piece of Markle's kitchen without much fuss.—
Elizabeth Fogarty,
Better Homes & Gardens,
17 Sep. 2025
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With his singular, deafening howl, Lindberg helped put At the Gates at the forefront of Gothenburg, Sweden’s melodic death metal revolution.—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
16 Sep. 2025
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The wind’s howl filled my left ear and the music blasted from my speakers filled my right.—
Manuel Muñoz,
Literary Hub,
11 Sep. 2025
Noun
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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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Everton are picking up the pieces after a decade of turmoil.—
Oliver Kay,
New York Times,
21 Sep. 2025
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Set against the backdrop of the 1996 Taiwan Strait crisis, the coming-of-age drama centers on Chou, a teenager struggling with family tensions exacerbated by the political turmoil’s impact on his household’s finances.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
20 Sep. 2025
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“Hubbub.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hubbub. Accessed 22 Sep. 2025.
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