astir
Example Sentences
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Animal spirits are astir after several decades of hibernation.
Shiny skyscrapers loom on the horizon; their squat, worn building, home to their clan since 1902, marks a contrast, nestled within a crowded complex astir with chatter and dust.
From New York Times
News reporters were astir and skipped this curtain scene.
From New York Times
And Korie’s text, which often tips into rhyme, can tend risible: “A feeling I infer of anarchy astir.”
From New York Times
Very early the next morning I heard him up and astir, wandering from one room to another.
From Literature
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
