BESTIRRED Synonyms: 35 Similar and Opposite Words

bestirred

verb

past tense of bestir

as in awakened

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But this morning an air of foreboding awakened me, and my little fishing barometer was already descending past the 29 mark.

— Gerald R. Hunter, Outdoor Life, 15 Oct. 2026
As the 1986 return approached, people who remembered that earlier appearance likely told their children and grandchildren about being awakened before dawn and taken outside to see a huge, ghostly, gleaming object in the sky.

— Joe Rao, Space.com, 13 Oct. 2026

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The dip can also be mixed with tuna or chicken, used as a burger topping or stirred into egg yolks for a quick egg salad.

— Beret Leone, CBS News, 20 Oct. 2026
The combination of slow growth, high inflation, profligate spending, and soaring debt has stirred a revolt in financial markets.

— Jason Ma, Fortune, 19 Oct. 2026

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The Heat awoke Tuesday as the NBA’s only 0-4 team and thoroughly bewildered about how a group that fashioned itself a contender could continue to perform so poorly.

— Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 27 Oct. 2026
Reaves was held scoreless during the first quarter, but awoke for 15 points in the second.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2026

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