as in frenzy
a state of wildly excited activity or emotion
there was a major flap when area residents found out that the President would be visiting
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as in to flutter
to move or cause to move with a striking motion
the stirring sight of a huge flock of geese flapping their wings
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Recent Examples of flap
Adrienne So, Wired News, 15 Apr. 2025
Even so, the new work takes humanity at least several footsteps (or wing flaps?) toward realizing Hofstadter’s predictions.
—Gayoung Lee, Scientific American, 28 Mar. 2025
Carlyn Kranking, Smithsonian Magazine, 15 Apr. 2025
Teachers commonly misunderstood his methods of self-regulation, such as stimming by flapping his hands, as a threat.
—Rachel Hale, USA Today, 9 Apr. 2025
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Noun
Other features to look for include plasticized, water-resistant zippers and protective zipper flaps.
—Adrienne So, Wired News, 15 Apr. 2025
Even so, the new work takes humanity at least several footsteps (or wing flaps?) toward realizing Hofstadter’s predictions.
—Gayoung Lee, Scientific American, 28 Mar. 2025
Verb
From their Alaskan breeding grounds, the curlews will make an epic migration of at least 2,500 miles to northwestern Hawaii—and some will even flap as far as the South Pacific, tacking an additional 1,250 miles onto their journey.
—Carlyn Kranking, Smithsonian Magazine, 15 Apr. 2025
Teachers commonly misunderstood his methods of self-regulation, such as stimming by flapping his hands, as a threat.
—Rachel Hale, USA Today, 9 Apr. 2025
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Noun
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The dampened investor mood over AI — relative to the frenzy over the theme in 2024, at least — doesn’t reflect the priorities of companies, which are still spending on AI infrastructure and leveraging the technology to find new revenue streams.—
Yeo Boon Ping,
CNBC,
21 May 2025
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The company hit that once unfathomable goal by the third quarter of 2024, and the company’s market capitalization has skyrocketed by another 370% since to $125 billion, amid a frenzy for anything remotely AI-adjacent.—
Matt Durot,
Forbes.com,
19 May 2025
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Swallows inhabit some of these bluffs, darting after insects that flutter above the water.—
Alann B. Steen,
Outdoor Life,
21 May 2025
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Songbirds cried in the surrounding trees, and the girl’s heart fluttered with unspeakable sadness.—
Lizz Schumer,
People.com,
1 May 2025
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Aniston, now 56, played a girl trying to stop his murderous rampage after his gold coins were stolen.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
People.com,
23 May 2025
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The probes said Byrd acted in self-defense and credited him with helping to protect lawmakers during the chaotic rampage by rioters including Babbitt, who was not armed.—
Dave Goldiner,
New York Daily News,
19 May 2025
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“Flap.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flap. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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