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
The boy’s death and the arrests of Fernandez and Aguirre led to an outcry over the handling of the case by Los Angeles County social workers, who had multiple contacts with the family.
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City News Service, Daily News, 30 Mar. 2026
Amid such a tragedy, the ensuing outcry over the CEO’s language choice might look like a tempest in a teapot.
—Phil Wahba, Fortune, 30 Mar. 2026
To save money, districts have been cornered into making tough calls, despite outcry from parents and teachers.
—Jessica Ma, Dallas Morning News, 27 Mar. 2026
But Apple shut down Dark Sky in 2023, prompting an online outcry, and Grossman eventually left out of frustration with Apple’s sluggish corporate schedule of annual software updates.
—Kyle Chayka, New Yorker, 25 Mar. 2026
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City News Service, Daily News, 30 Mar. 2026
Amid such a tragedy, the ensuing outcry over the CEO’s language choice might look like a tempest in a teapot.
—Phil Wahba, Fortune, 30 Mar. 2026
To save money, districts have been cornered into making tough calls, despite outcry from parents and teachers.
—Jessica Ma, Dallas Morning News, 27 Mar. 2026
But Apple shut down Dark Sky in 2023, prompting an online outcry, and Grossman eventually left out of frustration with Apple’s sluggish corporate schedule of annual software updates.
—Kyle Chayka, New Yorker, 25 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for outcry
Noun
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Two of the biggest roars of the game came at halftime, incidentally.—
Scott Fowler,
Charlotte Observer,
30 Mar. 2026
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Inside Son Doong, a subterranean river continues to carve the cave, producing a constant roar that echoes through its chambers.—
Brit McCandless Farmer,
CBS News,
29 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Tens of thousands of people are flocking to Bayfront Park for the Ultra Music Festival, an annual electronic music event that has once again brought both excitement and concerns over noise and safety to downtown Miami.—
Larry Seward,
CBS News,
28 Mar. 2026
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Prior work has explored ultrasound sensing mainly on ground robots, but applying it to aerial robots has been difficult due to propeller noise and weak signals.—
Nitin Sanket,
The Conversation,
27 Mar. 2026
Noun
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For husky owners, the incident served as a reminder that, while the breed is beloved for its personality, those operatic howls can sometimes cause real-world misunderstandings—even police visits.—
Lydia Patrick,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Mar. 2026
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In response to howls of protest, the commission has agreed to a 180-day moratorium on severing the ties with PBS.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
23 Mar. 2026
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“Outcry.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outcry. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.
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