SPLORES Synonyms: 93 Similar and Opposite Words

splores

noun

plural of splore, Scottish

as in commotions

a state of noisy, confused activity the splore that annually accompanies the Edinburgh Festival

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Over the past year, men’s ski jumping has been marred by Norway’s cheating scandal and more recent genital manipulation rumors, which has become one of the early commotions of the Milano-Cortina Games.

— Sara Germano, Sportico.com, 8 Feb. 2026

Definition of commotions

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More storms in the Pacific The hurricane center also is watching two other disturbances that could become storms in the Eastern Pacific.

— Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 20 Aug. 2026
The Kp index measures disturbances in Earth’s magnetic field on a scale from zero to nine, and NOAA’s latest advisory calls for activity below minor-storm levels.

— Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of disturbances

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About two couples, connected and dependent on one another, raising their kids alongside each other, facing the same turmoils, the same existential questions.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 8 Sep. 2025
Mayer and Strong offer a broad pop-history lesson, in which the same tensions and turmoils churn on and on in their terrible cycle throughout the decades; the only thing that’s changed are the aesthetics.

— Richard Lawson, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019

Definition of turmoils

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Arizona, which will experience the biggest cuts, has previously made noises about opting for a legal route and authorities have criticized federal plans for the river.

— Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026
However, the loud noises and the large audience left him feeling shy, so zoo-goers only got a small taste of what’s coming in the next few months.

— Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 20 Aug. 2026

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