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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

“I put one out called ‘Shaken and Stirred.’

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 20, 2025

These questions were part of a conversation with her college friend, Kyle Porro, in 2019 that inspired them to found their company, Stirred Stories.

From Washington Post • Jan. 28, 2023

Stirred into hominy-dotted posole and heirloom pinto beans.

From Salon • Feb. 9, 2022

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

From "Tangerine" by Edward Bloor