ruckus
Americannoun
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a noisy commotion; fracas; rumpus.
The losers are sure to raise a ruckus.
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a heated controversy.
Newspapers fostered the ruckus by printing the opponents' letters.
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Those renovations raised a brief ruckus over the summer after Administration officials such as Russ Vought of the Office of Management and Budget accused the Fed of running over budget on a needlessly grandiose project.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 12, 2026
The ruckus over the edits contributed to the departure of two top CBS News executives.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2025
The ruckus began after Christian Braun fouled Harden with 6.6 seconds left in the second quarter, causing a lot of pushing and shoving.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 26, 2025
Efforts to silence people who create a ruckus suggest that “the deputy is greater than his principal; that the servant is above his master.”
From Salon • Mar. 31, 2025
And when Jaya and Jad heard the ruckus coming from the barn, they silently sneaked over to investigate.
From "The Wild Robot Escapes" by Peter Brown
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