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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Thiaw, meanwhile, had his media briefing cancelled after a ruckus broke out in the press room.
From BBC • Mar. 17, 2026
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 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
So far, it is hard to see any hint of the kind of ruckus or threat to foreign policy interests that should get someone who is here legally deported.
From Salon • Mar. 31, 2025
The girl’s obviously what the town wants, what with all the ruckus over the quiet in my Noise.
From "The Knife of Never Letting Go" by Patrick Ness
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