CRIS DE COEUR Synonyms: 21 Similar and Opposite Words

cris de coeur

noun

plural of cri de coeur

as in protests

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protests

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The division’s attorneys have investigated universities that allegedly failed to protect Jewish students on campuses where protests erupted over the Gaza war.

— Eyal Press, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2026
The protests erupted at schools in the Paris area last week, leading to arrests, and spread to other regions.

— ABC News, ABC News, 28 Sep. 2026

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