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
How did this whole brouhaha with The Brutalist come to be?
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Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 20 Jan. 2025
After a goalie stoppage, J.T. Miller found anybody who was willing, resulting in the third brouhaha.
—Ryan Morik, Fox News, 18 Feb. 2025
After the lights went down, the hope was that the brouhaha happening outside the theater would fade into the background and all that would matter would be what was happening onscreen.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 19 Mar. 2025
And despite the brouhaha that has surrounded the amnesty deal, Sánchez’s approach to Catalonia has been undeniably successful.
—Omar G. Encarnación, Foreign Affairs, 15 Dec. 2023
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Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 20 Jan. 2025
After a goalie stoppage, J.T. Miller found anybody who was willing, resulting in the third brouhaha.
—Ryan Morik, Fox News, 18 Feb. 2025
After the lights went down, the hope was that the brouhaha happening outside the theater would fade into the background and all that would matter would be what was happening onscreen.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 19 Mar. 2025
And despite the brouhaha that has surrounded the amnesty deal, Sánchez’s approach to Catalonia has been undeniably successful.
—Omar G. Encarnación, Foreign Affairs, 15 Dec. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for brouhaha
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After 'tremendous commotion,' Cassie screamed, 'Isn't anybody seeing this?' Some of the most compelling testimony has come from former Combs former personal assistant, George Kaplan.—
Josh Meyer,
USA Today,
29 May 2025
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Video footage from that day shows commotion and ICE agents entangled with members of Congress and their staff.—
Ashleigh Fields,
The Hill,
13 May 2025
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Spacey’s visit to Cannes, which Variety understands could even include a red carpet appearance at the Palais, is likely to cause something of a stir.—
Alex Ritman,
Variety,
18 May 2025
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His comments caused such a stir that team owner John Henry flew to meet with Devers in Kansas City, where the team was playing last week.—
Jen McCaffrey,
New York Times,
17 May 2025
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Out of the midst of this thunder and turmoil and tempest rose Dr. Otto Lecher, serene and collected.—
Don DeLillo,
Harpers Magazine,
5 May 2025
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Plagued by the tempests of drugs, murder, corruption and other vices of biblical proportion for much of the past five decades, residents in this tiny burg just south of Chicago are seeing a ray of divine hope in their most famous native son, Pope Leo XIV.—
Michael Loria,
USA Today,
19 May 2025
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In Game 1 alone, Haliburton hit a game-tying shot at the end of regulation, sending the New York crowd into a stunned frenzy.—
Matt Levine,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 June 2025
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The retailer has faced challenges in holding up its in-person business, despite becoming a mainstay of the meme stock frenzy in 2021.—
Ty Roush,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2025
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By the 18th century, small oysters were a popular pub snack, and larger ones were added as meat to the stew pot.—
Garritt C. Van Dyk,
Smithsonian Magazine,
29 May 2025
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For its rotating array of prepared foods, like soups, salads, quiches, hand pies, and stews, the market relies on French Culinary Institute graduate Joe Merolli, whose resume includes NYC's Le Bernardin. Adrift Rose's restaurant, Adrift, is the must-get reservation on the Northern Neck.—
Simon Davidson,
Travel + Leisure,
25 May 2025
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Despite the increasing investment, the program struggles to accommodate small farmers and those, including Fulford, hit by back-to-back storms.—
Rose Schnabel,
Miami Herald,
4 June 2025
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The Independence tornado is the only one that the weather service has been able to confirm from Tuesday’s storm.—
Robert A. Cronkleton,
Kansas City Star,
4 June 2025
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“Brouhaha.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brouhaha. Accessed 7 Jun. 2025.
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