brouhaha
noun
excited public interest, discussion, or the like, as the clamor attending some sensational event; hullabaloo.
brouhahas
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pluralof brouhaha.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Yet as with many such brouhahas, it provides clues to soft spots in the culture, to the fragilities that were already there.
From New York Times ● Oct. 25, 2022
After the cafeteria exiles and karaoke brouhahas, the 30th Street Center teamed up with a local nonprofit, the Institute on Aging, to develop an anti-bullying program.
From Washington Times ● May 12, 2018
Thornton, who didn’t speak after the game, has been in beard brouhahas before.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 5, 2018
By the 1910s, partisan brouhahas had evaporated almost entirely from sporting events.
From Slate ● Jan. 2, 2018
The Brian Williams and Bill O’Reilly war-story-inflation brouhahas took me by surprise — mostly because, in my experience, journalists seldom discuss their close calls, let alone exaggerate them.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 5, 2015
