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as in shouting
to speak so as to be heard at a distance
the mob was baying for revenge
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Recent Examples of baying
But the median voter isn’t exactly baying for moderation and compromise.
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Gideon Lewis-Kraus,
New Yorker,
7 May 2026
And the loss seemed to unleash some hidden resentments, some wolves that had been biding their time deep in the woods but were now baying at the door.
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Scott Fowler,
Charlotte Observer,
25 Mar. 2026
Bowling at run-hungry batters on largely unforgiving pitches in vast, cacophonous stadiums with huge outfields in front of a partisan and at times baying crowd — plenty of English bowlers have found bowling in Australia akin to a Sisyphean task.
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James Wallace,
New York Times,
22 Sep. 2025
Gideon Lewis-Kraus,
New Yorker,
7 May 2026
And the loss seemed to unleash some hidden resentments, some wolves that had been biding their time deep in the woods but were now baying at the door.
—
Scott Fowler,
Charlotte Observer,
25 Mar. 2026
Bowling at run-hungry batters on largely unforgiving pitches in vast, cacophonous stadiums with huge outfields in front of a partisan and at times baying crowd — plenty of English bowlers have found bowling in Australia akin to a Sisyphean task.
—
James Wallace,
New York Times,
22 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for baying
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But just to their left stood a horde of pro-transgender activists, some wearing costumes and others partially unclothed, shouting curse words.
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An original call for service indicated that suspects pulled up to a CBS media vehicle and began shouting racial obscenities at a CBS cameraman who is Black, a law enforcement source said.
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Gary ad-libbed to the sound of howling winds and ominous metal scraping.
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With a pummelling rhythm and howling guitar, the new song from fata morgana makes a desperate race against the doom loop.
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One of the suspects directed a dog to attack a 54-year-old man while yelling slurs, police said.
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Conrad then began yelling and screaming at Rob, calling him terrible names.
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Olivia Bithorn, 36, was crying in court Monday as the Nassau County District Attorney's Office described how her long history of alcohol abuse allegedly led to her 18-month-old son's death.
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One Jewish woman recounted taking her eight-year-old daughter to a restaurant at Bondi only for her daughter to start crying.
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“Baying.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/baying. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.
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