hue and cry

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Recent Examples of hue and cry And for all the hue and cry over gentrification, the fact is gentrifying neighborhoods bring in families with higher incomes to support the businesses that serve all residents. Edward Poteat, New York Daily News, 16 Mar. 2025 Neither faced the hue and cry that enveloped Feinstein. Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times, 31 May 2024 Much of the hue and cry arises from the fact that the appeal has delayed proceedings in Jack Smith’s case against Trump in federal court in D.C., which focuses on Trump’s efforts to overturn the 2020 election. The Editors, National Review, 29 Apr. 2024 So the Establishment world that reads and writes has also joined the hue and cry. Liz Smith, Vulture, 31 Jan. 2024 See All Example Sentences for hue and cry
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hue and cry
Noun
  • Kimmel walked onto the stage to a roar of applause from his studio audience and chants of his name.
    Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Sep. 2025
  • His voice was still raw from calling plays over the roar of Lincoln Financial Field.
    Adam Grosbard, Oc Register, 21 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • There’s always been noise downtown Downtown Fort Worth sits at the intersection of three freeways, a train yard, and serves as both a central business district and entertainment spot.
    Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Sep. 2025
  • Forget about trying to pick out the key sounds through the crowd noise.
    Jared Weiss, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • With his singular, deafening howl, Lindberg helped put At the Gates at the forefront of Gothenburg, Sweden’s melodic death metal revolution.
    Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 16 Sep. 2025
  • The wind’s howl filled my left ear and the music blasted from my speakers filled my right.
    Manuel Muñoz, Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2025

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“Hue and cry.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hue%20and%20cry. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.

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