stir up
Example Sentences
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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
Still, with rate cuts expected to continue, the Citi team expects the Fed to run the economy hot next year, which could stir up inflationary pressures later in 2026.
From MarketWatch • Dec. 16, 2025
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
“All those reports are supposed to stir up dissension against Abnegation,” he says, his eyes focused on the city beyond the train car.
From "Divergent" by Veronica Roth
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
