HURRY-SCURRIES Synonyms: 92 Similar and Opposite Words

hurry-scurries

noun

variants or hurry-skurries

plural of hurry-scurry

as in commotions

a state of noisy, confused activity for all the hurry-scurry you would have thought that the guests were the British royal family and not my in-laws

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Noun

Over the past year, men’s ski jumping has been marred by Norway’s cheating scandal and more recent genital manipulation rumors, which has become one of the early commotions of the Milano-Cortina Games.

— Sara Germano, Sportico.com, 8 Feb. 2026

Definition of commotions

Noun

Gary Griggs, a geologist at UC Santa Cruz, said the elevated water levels are linked to El Niño conditions and ocean disturbances known as Kelvin waves.

— CBS News, CBS News, 28 Oct. 2026
Sleep disturbances are common in depression, and night owls (who tend to get less sleep than early birds) are likely to have more and worse depressive symptoms.

— Payal Dhar, Scientific American, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of disturbances

Noun

About two couples, connected and dependent on one another, raising their kids alongside each other, facing the same turmoils, the same existential questions.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 8 Sep. 2025
Mayer and Strong offer a broad pop-history lesson, in which the same tensions and turmoils churn on and on in their terrible cycle throughout the decades; the only thing that’s changed are the aesthetics.

— Richard Lawson, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019

Definition of turmoils

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And senior Donavyn Pellot joined the fun Saturday, recording the first interception of his career and returning it 67 yards, flipping the field, and turning the tide of the game.

— Connor Dullinger, Los Angeles Times, 26 Oct. 2026
Milhouse’s wishes come true when the Grand Pumpkin turns out to be real, but he’s pissed that humans carve up his pumpkin brothers and sisters for fun.

— Joshua Kurp, Vulture, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of fun

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The design riffs on botonaduras, the rows of decorative sterling silver buttons that often adorn charro trousers and skirts at Mexican rodeos.

— Zoey Goto, Vogue, 30 Oct. 2026
The 12 women who shared their stories on Tuesday morning, seated with family, friends and other survivors, took up five rows.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 28 Oct. 2026

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