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stirred

  • past participle of stir.
  • past tense form of stir.

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For one, he played in college at Princeton, where he wrote a thesis titled: “Shaken, Not Stirred: An Evaluation of Earthquake Awareness in California.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026

Stirred into the steaming ditalini, the yolk turned silken and rich, cloaking the broth in the sort of luxurious texture that makes you briefly forget modern life altogether.

From Salon • May 12, 2026

Since launching in 2020, Stirred Stories has published four books, with another five in the works.

From Washington Post • Jan. 28, 2023

Stirred into rare public indignation, Major, who left the premiership in 1997 and is now 79, issued a statement denouncing the suggestion that any such conversation took place as “a barrel load of nonsense.”

From New York Times • Nov. 7, 2022

“Muck fire, ma’am. That field probably got hit by lightning last night. Stirred up the muck fire.”

From "Tangerine" by Edward Bloor