STIRS (UP) Synonyms: 63 Similar and Opposite Words

stirs (up)

verb

present tense third-person singular of stir (up)

as in provokes

to bring something (volatile or intense) into being couldn't stir up any interest in a Saturday morning outing to the art museum

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Another friend recounted the ins-and-outs of her 11-year-old’s baseball league, which provokes more political intrigue than a Hilary Mantel novel.

— Mary Pauline Lowry, PEOPLE, 5 July 2026
His jealousy provokes an act of betrayal and cruelty.

— Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 18 June 2026

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Fuller, who is represented by attorneys Geoffrey Tabor and Timothy O’Reilly, raises antitrust and breach of contract claims that have become familiar in college athlete litigation.

— Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 7 July 2026
But a lengthy rollout raises questions about whether the model can become a scalable solution to the state’s housing crisis — the sale comes more than two years after the state made such transactions possible.

— Ethan Varian, Mercury News, 7 July 2026

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