Collocations for "turmoil"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "turmoil" in context.
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turmoil
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.n
- [emotional, mental, political] turmoil
- caused a lot of turmoil (in)
- turmoil [sparked, caused] by
- turmoil in [Congress, the Senate]
- turmoil in the [Middle East]
- the entire [country, city] is in turmoil
- has been in turmoil [since, ever since, for]
- the [country] has been [thrown, plunged] into turmoil
- in turmoil over [what, whether, how to]
- there is political turmoil in [France]
- relaxing after the turmoil of [last week, yesterday]
- relaxing after [last week's] turmoil
'turmoil' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):