stir up
Example Sentences
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Some of your friends have likely already achieved this milestone, which can stir up anxiety about where you are in life compared with them.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 25, 2026
When currents spread out, they heat the atmosphere, stir up winds, and create turbulence that can affect satellites traveling through that region.
From Science Daily • Feb. 17, 2026
And as the tribunes who stir up the populace’s antipathy toward Coriolanus, William DeMeritt and Zuzanna Szadkowski are bland, seemingly unwilling to decide whether their characters are nefarious or just mildly meddlesome.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 14, 2026
That a former world champion like Kramnik was able to stir up agreement among some social media and message-board posters isn’t surprising.
From Slate • Nov. 1, 2025
“The police don’t care about the disappearances, but if we can stir up some public outrage, maybe that will inspire them to look into it.”
From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
