great ferment
Frequency: 7.010.5 per million words
Used to describe a significant state of agitation or excitement.
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- The country was in great ferment following the election results.
- A period of great ferment swept through the university campus.
- The city experienced great ferment as protests filled the streets.
- The 1960s were a time of great ferment in American society.
- Social media has created great ferment among young activists.
- The announcement caused great ferment in the business community.
- Europe was in great ferment during the revolutionary period.
- The scandal threw the organization into great ferment.
- There was great ferment in the art world after the exhibition.
- The new policies generated great ferment among workers.