furore

noun

ˈfyu̇r-ˌȯr How to pronounce furore (audio)
Definition of furorenext
1
as in commotion
a state of noisy, confused activity the store's going-out-of-business sale caused such a furore that security guards had to be called in to restore order

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2
as in frenzy
a state of wildly excited activity or emotion baseball fans in a furore as the game stretched to 11 innings

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Recent Examples of furore The furore led to both Davie and the BBC’s head of news Deborah Turness resigning. — K.j. Yossman, Variety, 25 Feb. 2026 Given the furore concerning perceptions of over diagnosis, this small but growing number of referrals is of interest. — Nancy Doyle, Forbes.com, 17 Feb. 2026 The wedding of Lady Pamela Mountbatten–daughter of the 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma and Edwina, Countess Mountbatten–to David Hicks had caused great furore among the press. — Ben Jureidini, Vanity Fair, 13 Jan. 2026 The furore over the doc extended to some of the industry’s top creatives, with soccer star Gary Lineker, actors Riz Ahmed, Khalid Abdalla, and Miriam Margolyes, and director Mike Leigh among the hundreds of signatories of an open letter calling for the BBC to reinstate the program on iPlayer. — Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 17 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for furore
Recent Examples of Synonyms for furore
  1. commotion
  2. frenzy
  3. stir
  4. rampage
  5. disturbance
  6. fuss
  7. turmoil
  8. hurry
Noun
  • All of that pregame commotion set the stage for what came next.
    — Trey Wallace OutKick, FOXNews.com, 4 Sep. 2026
  • The Canadian singer caused a commotion with her ensemble, showing off a head-to-toe Alaïa ensemble from the upcoming Archetypes spring 2027 collection.
    — Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of commotion
Noun
  • News that Adele won the show was announced on Monday, and two days later, the full cast of celebrities and pros was revealed, sending the Dancing fandom into a frenzy.
    — McKinley Franklin, HollywoodReporter, 5 Sep. 2026
  • So when Trader Joe’s dropped a similar formula at a fraction of the cost, skincare enthusiasts went into a bit of a frenzy.
    — Maggie Ryan, Flow Space, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of frenzy
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  • Maybe removing Joel Shapiro's Blue so summarily from its perch at the Kennedy Center will make people even more eager to seek out the towering figure who caused such a stir.
    — Scott Simon, NPR, 5 Sep. 2026
  • Needless to say, Brady caused a stir among the Huskers last week.
    — Mitch Sherman, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of stir
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  • The shooting came less than 10 days after a high-profile incident in Thailand, where a student went on a shooting rampage at a school on the outskirts of the capital, Bangkok.
    — Reuters, NBC news, 18 Aug. 2026
  • The shooting came less than 10 days after a high-profile incident in Thailand, where a student went on a shooting rampage at a school on the outskirts of the capital Bangkok.
    — CNN Money, CNN Money, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of rampage
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  • Estradiol transdermal patches, which deliver the estrogen hormone directly into the bloodstream, are used to ease menopause symptoms such as mood swings, hot flashes and sleep disturbances.
    — Sriparna Roy, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2026
  • As if a million white collar workers suddenly cried out in terror at once, a great disturbance in the AI force forced down every major AI chatbot service — a brief moment of reprieve from our AI empire overlords.
    — Victor Tangermann, Futurism, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of disturbance
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  • Two players who wanted out had got their wish with minimal fuss, but the same could not be said of Guimaraes.
    — George Caulkin, New York Times, 2 Sep. 2026
  • The time has finally come for Georgia inside linebacker Justin Williams to show what all that recruiting fuss was about.
    — Mike Griffith, AJC.com, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of fuss
Noun
  • Syria’s leaders are now positioning the country to benefit from a resurgence of regional turmoil.
    — Jesse Marks, Foreign Affairs, 31 Aug. 2026
  • Geopolitical turmoil, including war in the Middle East and US ​import tariffs, has brought urgency to an issue Icelanders have debated on and off for decades.
    — CNN Money, CNN Money, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of turmoil
Noun
  • In hurry-and-scurry mode, Katalyst built a robotic spacecraft called LINK, which launched on July 3 to meet up with Swift and haul it to a higher orbit.
    — Leonard David, Space.com, 27 Aug. 2026
  • No matter your hurry, overloading your washing machine will produce a headache of a different sort (and might even cost you more money).
    — Mary Catherine McAnnally Scott, Southern Living, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of hurry

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“Furore.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/furore. Accessed 6 Sep. 2026.

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