stir up
Example Sentences
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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
In many parts of the ocean, strong storms stir up cooler water from below, which can weaken the storm.
From Science Daily • Dec. 25, 2025
This week, the stakes are high as a barrage of delayed economic data, coupled with a marketwide index rebalance, threaten to stir up volatility.
From MarketWatch • Dec. 14, 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
And other currents that say, “Don’t stir up anything. Let’s try to keep things peaceful.”
From "Black Like Me" by John Howard Griffin
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
