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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2
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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for clamant
Adjective
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The applause Edwards earned for just being there, against the nervous advice of GOP leaders, soon gave way to vocal anger over the Trump administration’s wrecking ball that’s vandalizing jobs and public services, such as veterans’ care, national parks and Social Security offices, across the nation.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
17 Mar. 2025 -
The set was nominated for best Latin pop album at the Grammy awards and best pop vocal album at the Latin Grammys.—
Thania Garcia,
Variety,
17 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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The National Transportation Safety Board says there are urgent safety concerns in the airspace around Reagan National Airport outside Washington, D.C.—
Domenico Montanaro,
NPR,
14 Mar. 2025
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The big picture: The closure comes after the National Transportation Safety Board's urgent recommendation earlier this week, following the deadliest aviation disaster in the U.S. in decades.—
Sareen Habeshian,
Axios,
14 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Schlossberg, who is late President John F. Kennedy’s grandson and an outspoken Democratic advocate, has previously criticized Kennedy Jr. for being vocal about his anti-vaccine perspective.—
Carly Thomas,
The Hollywood Reporter,
6 Mar. 2025
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In 2010, then-Rep. Ron Paul of Texas was outspoken in his suspicions regarding the gold's whereabouts.—
Emily Chang,
ABC News,
5 Mar. 2025
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The imbalance between the scarce supply of AI talent and the acute demand for it at Big Tech companies and startups alike, poses a looming predicament for the fast-growing AI industry.—
Sharon Goldman,
Fortune,
15 Mar. 2025
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Arsenal and Arteta’s long-term admiration remains and their need for a centre-forward is acute.—
Chris Waugh,
The Athletic,
14 Mar. 2025
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And the tiny town of Dalton, Georgia, home of the largest solar panel manufacturing plant in the western hemisphere and source of about 2,000 jobs, is in the district represented by Marjorie Taylor Greene, a vociferous climate-change skeptic who has nonetheless cheered the factory.—
Bob Woods,
CNBC,
12 Jan. 2025
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The fans, some of the most vociferous in the world, were in open rebellion.—
James Horncastle,
The Athletic,
5 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Critics view it as a blatant political stunt that tarnishes the library’s ideal as an apolitical institution.—
Ryan Fonseca,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Feb. 2025
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Rom-com queen Kate Hudson takes on her first series lead role as Isla Gordon, a blatant Buss surrogate whose sudden promotion to president of her billionaire family’s crown jewel kicks the 10-episode season into gear.—
Alison Herman,
Variety,
27 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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During an epidemic that otherwise made life hectic and clamorous, the militarized languor of the residents was glaring precisely because Liberians who were already displaced from the recent Civil War felt abandoned by the government.—
Edna Bonhomme,
Rolling Stone,
11 Mar. 2025
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The free-spirited aesthetic is characterized by loose silhouettes, exotic prints and eclectic details (think fur vests, intricate embroideries and clamorous jewelry).—
Hannah Malach,
WWD,
26 Feb. 2025
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Uniformity In Spectral Reflectance: Satellites that acquire images at the same hour and angle are inherently less noisy and therefore the computer vision models’ accuracies improve.—
Elizabeth Duffy,
Forbes,
11 Mar. 2025
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Gas weed eaters have more power than electric or battery-powered weed eaters but are also much noisier.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Mar. 2025
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“Clamant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clamant. Accessed 20 Mar. 2025.
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