CLAMORED (FOR) Synonyms: 32 Similar and Opposite Words

clamored (for)

verb

past tense of clamor (for)

as in demanded

to ask for (something) earnestly or with authority a dozen customers clamoring for service all at once

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Celebrated for her documentaries, Peedom felt that this time, the story demanded something else.

— Marta Balaga, Variety, 24 Sep. 2026
In Job, a breakout Off–Off Broadway work that made it to Broadway, a tech employee confronted her therapist with a gun and demanded to be reinstated at her job, and then the twists ensued from there.

— Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 23 Sep. 2026

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The results will help establish the handling characteristics required for certification and training operations.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 25 Sep. 2026
All flaggers are now required to reach their jobsites by hitching a ride on a nearby subway instead of walking through the tunnels, according to a service bulletin sent Monday to all subway staff and obtained by the Daily News.

— Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 24 Sep. 2026

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In proceedings earlier this month, Faxon requested that the state grant the man access to internal documents which state officials maintained were confidential and not subject to disclosure.

— Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 26 Sep. 2026
In nearly a third of petitions, beneficiaries requested a detailed accounting of the trust’s finances, which Horton said reflects beneficiaries who suspected their trustees were mismanaging funds or ripping them off.

— Hayley Cuccinello, CNBC, 25 Sep. 2026

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