1
as in vocal
engaging in or marked by loud and insistent cries especially of protest
clamant students gathered outside the college president's office, protesting the denial of tenure for the popular professor
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as in urgent
needing immediate attention
faced with utter bankruptcy, she didn't think that moist skin was one of her clamant needs at that moment
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Adjective
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How do non-signature whistles fit into this vocal system?—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026 -
Aura is designed specifically for household cats and dogs, with AI trained to recognize their behaviors, movements and vocal cues.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
26 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Health officials in Gaza say tens of thousands of residents with urgent medical needs are seeking evacuation through Rafah, underscoring the pressure on the crossing even as access remains tightly controlled.—
Bradford Betz,
FOXNews.com,
2 Feb. 2026
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Unable to work a traditional job and with a toddler to care for, money also was a constant concern for Franyelis, making her return to Venezuela all the more urgent.—
Maeva Bambuck,
CNN Money,
1 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Omar has been an outspoken critic of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement operations surge in the Twin Cities, repeatedly calling for Noem’s impeachment.—
Molly Parks,
The Washington Examiner,
28 Jan. 2026
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In conversations with state lawmakers who have been outspoken on gun rights, and with two Idaho attorneys who focus on constitutional rights, the Idaho Statesman heard a range of reactions to Pretti’s shooting.—
Sarah Cutler,
Idaho Statesman,
27 Jan. 2026
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The 48-bed hospital in Brea and 109-bed hospital in Westminster treat patients for longer stays, typically after they are discharged from acute-care hospitals.—
Pat Maio,
Oc Register,
27 Jan. 2026
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Hal, in his academic brilliance, tennis talent, and acute anxiety, is the character who most resembles his creator.—
Hermione Hoby,
New Yorker,
26 Jan. 2026
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Fink was formerly vociferous about the importance of environmental, social, and corporate governance (ESG) investing, and has argued that climate change is reshaping finance, creating an imperative for executives to reallocate their capital to address the crisis accordingly.—
Sasha Rogelberg,
Fortune,
20 Jan. 2026
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Someone else who has been addressing artificial intelligence head on has been Julia Roberts, who has been one of its most vociferous critics and refuses to even use ChatGPT.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
9 Jan. 2026
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Based on the public defender’s account, Bell appeared at best ambivalent in the face of blatant prosecutorial misconduct.—
Beandrea July,
IndieWire,
29 Jan. 2026
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Physician executives worry less about blatant misinformation than about patients making small, seemingly reasonable changes — skipping doses, stopping medications, or adjusting timing — based on confident but incomplete explanations.—
Sylvana Quader Sinha,
Forbes.com,
28 Jan. 2026
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Virginia had arrived in New York City nearly twenty years before, just days after her first novel, Friends and Romans, had been released to clamorous reviews.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Jan. 2026
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At the Arch Street Meeting House in Philadelphia's Old City, more and more young people are seeking respite from a clamorous technological age in the silent worship of a centuries-old faith.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
5 Oct. 2025
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Less mature organizations remain noisy.—
Alexander Puutio,
Forbes.com,
28 Jan. 2026
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Minnesota State Patrol troopers used a powerful sound system first used by the military in Maple Grove, Minnesota, to communicate and disperse noisy protesters.—
Derek James,
CBS News,
27 Jan. 2026
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“Clamant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clamant. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.
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