stir up
Example Sentences
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Simers tended to probe and kid and seek to stir up things, but Anderson also recognized that he could be highly accurate, perceptive and even fun.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 19, 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
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
All there is in life is questions and temporary solutions, and even though this was a major solution—it will always stir up questions.
From "The Freedom Writers Diary" by The Freedom Writers
