as in roar
a violent shouting
I went to the window to see what the sudden outcry from the street below was about
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Recent Examples of outcry
What’s really needed as a start is a groundswell of public outcry against tariffs.
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Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
DeSantis had suspended Worrell in August 2023 and appointed Bain to replace her, generating national headlines and outcry from Democrats who said DeSantis had usurped the will of voters.
—Silas Morgan, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 Apr. 2025
Arthur’s story along with another article about Holocaust remembrance that was originally taken down have been reinstated following a public outcry, but Saks’ article is still unavailable.
—Grace Gilson, Sun Sentinel, 8 Apr. 2025
Both of those pages were quickly restored when the deletions drew public outcry.
—Ashraf Khalil, Los Angeles Times, 8 Apr. 2025
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Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
DeSantis had suspended Worrell in August 2023 and appointed Bain to replace her, generating national headlines and outcry from Democrats who said DeSantis had usurped the will of voters.
—Silas Morgan, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 Apr. 2025
Arthur’s story along with another article about Holocaust remembrance that was originally taken down have been reinstated following a public outcry, but Saks’ article is still unavailable.
—Grace Gilson, Sun Sentinel, 8 Apr. 2025
Both of those pages were quickly restored when the deletions drew public outcry.
—Ashraf Khalil, Los Angeles Times, 8 Apr. 2025
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“Outcry.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outcry. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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