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noun

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1
as in commotion
a state of noisy, confused activity there was a welter of pushing and shoving as people rushed to grab the best seats for the outdoor concert

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2
as in jumble
an unorganized collection or mixture of various things a welter of junk in the closet, most of which needed to be thrown out

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as in havoc
a state in which everything is out of order the claim that a troop withdrawal would plunge the country into a welter of anarchy and endless civil war

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welter

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verb

as in to wallow

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Recent Examples of welter
Noun
His approach has been to fund a welter of grassroots groups staffed by people from some of the city’s most heavily affected neighborhoods, while also working to reduce complaints about the police force, which has been under federal oversight throughout his time in office. — Kelefa Sanneh, The New Yorker, 30 Sep. 2024 The welter of theories has become confusing, even to experts. — Chris Gallagher, USA TODAY, 26 Sep. 2024 What has emerged in the decades since is a welter of backlogs, visa shortages, piecemeal enforcement measures, and every manner of bureaucratic complexity. — Jonathan Blitzer, The New Yorker, 30 June 2024 Obviously, the realities of Peak TV, and the welter of streaming services currently competing for eyeballs, create financial pressure that did not exist in those halcyon days. — Mary McNamara, Los Angeles Times, 24 June 2024 See All Example Sentences for welter
Recent Examples of Synonyms for welter
  1. commotion
  2. jumble
  3. havoc
  4. wallow
  5. disturbance
  6. medley
  7. chaos
  8. shuffle
Noun
  • The reveal of the dire wolves and accompanying news on red wolf advances lead to plenty of commotion and news coverage.
    — Mike Snider, USA Today, 8 Apr. 2025
  • In the backdrop, a commotion of voices from distraught aid workers and soldiers shouting commands in Hebrew can be heard.
    — Farnaz Fassihi, New York Times, 5 Apr. 2025
Definition of commotion
Noun
  • Instead, voters themselves are jumbles of competing and sometimes contradictory interests.
    — Chris Stirewalt, The Hill, 14 Feb. 2025
  • Baker also leads the orchestra, which sounds grand — although the sound in the arts center’s Pugh Theater often left musicians, lead singers and chorus all at the same level, with actors speaking over all of it at the same time to create a sonic jumble.
    — Matthew J. Palm, Orlando Sentinel, 27 Feb. 2025
Definition of jumble
Noun
  • Several studies have found that polyphenols, especially tannins, can also play havoc with your iron supplement.
    — Fiona Embleton, Glamour, 18 Mar. 2025
  • The pandemic though wrought havoc on student achievement, with many learning gaps remaining nearly five years after schools first closed.
    — Cory Turner, NPR, 5 Mar. 2025
Definition of havoc
Verb
  • The three components of the franchise’s young core refuse to let Williams wallow in any self-pity.
    — Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 13 Mar. 2025
  • After three straight seasons wallowing in the bottom 10 in that stat, the Bulls lead the league.
    — Fred Katz, The Athletic, 10 Jan. 2025
Definition of wallow
Noun
  • Habitat disturbances, including tourism, fertilizer collection, and limestone mining, pose significant threats to its survival, which is why it is listed as ‘near threatened‘ on International Union for Conservation of Nature’s (IUCN) Red List of Threatened Species.
    — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 15 Mar. 2025
  • Prosecutors had alleged that sheriff's deputies responded to a call of a domestic disturbance on June 9, 2019, at Paschel's home.
    — Diane J. Cho, People.com, 15 Mar. 2025
Definition of disturbance
Noun
  • In 2015, Lopez, 55, opened the awards ceremony by dancing to a medley of the biggest songs from that year.
    — Marina Watts, People.com, 9 Apr. 2025
  • The medley of cheeses is carefully chosen to achieve richness and depth.
    — The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Apr. 2025
Definition of medley
Noun
  • The result has been uncertainty, chaos, and immediate retaliation from some of the United States’ biggest trade partners.
    — Chad P. Bown, Foreign Affairs, 11 Mar. 2025
  • Comments While the women of The Bachelor season 29 were shouting over each other at the Women Tell All reunion, Grant Ellis — the man at the center of all that drama — was not yet at the studio, and therefore blissfully unaware of all the chaos unfolding on stage.
    — Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 11 Mar. 2025
Definition of chaos
Verb
  • Pretty much everything else is shuffled off to the infotainment system, a single circular touchscreen that lives in the middle of the dash.
    — ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 10 Apr. 2025
  • While events were shuffled around to fit a new schedule, the royals will also be about to pace themselves following the monarch's recent health setback.
    — Stephanie Petit, People.com, 7 Apr. 2025
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