Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Same as furor.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun Excitement; commotion; enthusiasm.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun
uproar ; enthusiasticanger . - noun
excitement orcommotion .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a sudden outburst (as of protest)
- noun an interest followed with exaggerated zeal
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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The convicted racist and public funding parasite behind the furore is one Ruggie Johnson of The Monitoring Group North.
Another Fine Officer Down « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG Inspector Gadget 2008
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Create more of a divide between Scotland and England/Wales and the resultant furore is further evidence of the growing and tangible fractures.
Police Pay Award (Lose the smiles) « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG Inspector Gadget 2007
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After quoting this, Gary goes on to say how he thinks some of the furore is missing the point:
Archive 2005-12-01 Hal Duncan 2005
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After quoting this, Gary goes on to say how he thinks some of the furore is missing the point:
The Ghetto Within The Ghetto Hal Duncan 2005
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But still, the song’s power to invoke a furore is still there – not so long ago a school banned Imagine in case the students all decided to gang up and, um, imagine they didn’t have any stuff.
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What has caused a bit more of a furore is the use of a sequence which is nearly identical to some well-known camcorder footage of the Twin Towers coming down: a skyscraper collapses, the wall of dust and debris shoots down the street, our characters take cover in a nearby store, and then emerge onto the dust-enshrouded street.
Archive 2008-06-01 Adam Whitehead 2008
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What has caused a bit more of a furore is the use of a sequence which is nearly identical to some well-known camcorder footage of the Twin Towers coming down: a skyscraper collapses, the wall of dust and debris shoots down the street, our characters take cover in a nearby store, and then emerge onto the dust-enshrouded street.
Cloverfield Adam Whitehead 2008
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No, this isn't referring to the furore over the re-election of Sepp Blatter to the presidency of Fifa.
WalesOnline - Home 2011
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Carberry, recalling the furore that erupted when his colleague MP Judith David-Blair spoke about the President, questioned whether he was within line to quote what the President said in the LCDS before he read sections from the document.
Stabroek News Stabroek staff 2010
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The furore is another blow to the Jets, who were on the brink of collapse before
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