stir (up)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for stir (up)
Verb
  • Mercury in Sagittarius provokes your mind to venture into uncharted territory.
    USA TODAY, USA Today, 29 Oct. 2025
  • His art form is chaos, and the unrestrained fear that chaos can provoke.
    The Atlantic Culture Desk, The Atlantic, 29 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Trump’s lack of specifics on his new 10% Canada tariff raised key questions for Erica York, vice president of federal tax policy at the Tax Foundation.
    Jason Ma, Fortune, 26 Oct. 2025
  • Owsley Brown Frazier, a fourth-generation descendant of George Garvin Brown, alone raised more than $500 million in his lifetime.
    Maggie Menderski, Louisville Courier Journal, 26 Oct. 2025
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“Stir (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stir%20%28up%29. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.

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