brouhaha

noun

Definition of brouhahanext
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 Titans defensive lineman Jeffery Simmons and Commanders offensive lineman Sam Cosmi appeared to be the two players mostly involved in the brouhaha. — Ryan Gaydos, Fox News, 1 Dec. 2024 As left-leaning policy analyst Matt Bruenig wrote on the recent brouhaha over insurers and doctors after the killing of Brian Thompson, at least some of the excess pricing of US medical services can be attributed to the administrative costs that providers incur while dealing with private insurers. — Dylan Scott, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018 The brouhaha ahead of Maduro’s inauguration added to the litany of allegations of electoral fraud and brutal repression imposed to silence dissent. — Regina Garcia Cano, Los Angeles Times, 10 Jan. 2025 The brouhaha came after a high-scoring first quarter in which the Hurricanes allowed 21 points to Iowa State. — Ryan Morik, Fox News, 29 Dec. 2024 See All Example Sentences for brouhaha
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  1. commotion
  2. stir
  3. tempest
  4. frenzy
  5. stew
  6. storm
Noun
  • Pilots heard the commotion and turned the flight around back to Savannah, police said.
    — Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 12 Mar. 2025
  • Naturally, this means that even something as small as a new shade of Pocket Blush is bound to cause tons of commotion—and spoiler alert, that’s exactly what happened after Hailey’s recent date night routine.
    — Kleigh Balugo, StyleCaster, 12 Mar. 2025
Definition of commotion
Noun
  • Spending hike The outlook is meanwhile clouded by a host of factors causing a stir in markets and the economy.
    — Jenni Reid, CNBC, 5 Mar. 2025
  • The minister insisted no pressure was applied to lift restrictions on the Tates after a Financial Times report on the meeting caused a stir in Romania.
    — STEPHEN McGRATH, TIME, 27 Feb. 2025
Definition of stir
Noun
  • Cuomo faces a vulnerable incumbent Adams is also seeking reelection but is facing a tempest over the criminal case against him, and the U.S. Justice Department’s extraordinary effort to end the case over the objection of the prosecutors who brought the charges.
    — Anthony Izaguirre, Los Angeles Times, 1 Mar. 2025
  • Hilaria touches on the media tempest surrounding her accent, reiterating that she was raised bilingual.
    — Judy Berman, TIME, 20 Feb. 2025
Definition of tempest
Noun
  • For years, the Fed was the North Star for markets—every rate tweak or hint of tightening sent Wall Street into a frenzy.
    — Dan Irvine, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
  • The Labrador quickly threw himself into a frenzy of excitement after realizing that the carpet beneath him had been updated.
    — Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 21 Mar. 2025
Definition of frenzy
Noun
  • Order a tray of seasonal steamed oysters and Frogmore stew. bowensisland.com; 1870 Bowens Island Road, Charleston, SC 29412; 843-795-2757 5.
    — Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 11 Mar. 2025
  • Buses zip by in their special lane while everyone else stews in bumper-to-bumper hell, half-tempted to ditch their car for a bus seat next time.
    — Staff report, Hartford Courant, 10 Mar. 2025
Definition of stew
Noun
  • For entrepreneurs who aren’t prepared or equipped to navigate this storm, staying afloat can feel downright impossible.
    — Stephanie Tharpe, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025
  • Over the weekend, the human rights lawyer was spotted grabbing lunch with her husband, George Clooney, in New York City while wearing a cropped blazer, white T-shirt, and the leg-lengthening denim cut that’s taking Hollywood by storm: flare jeans.
    — Averi Baudler, People.com, 12 Mar. 2025
Definition of storm

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