as in roar
a violent shouting
I went to the window to see what the sudden outcry from the street below was about
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Recent Examples of outcry
The outcry over Ye's public statements led various corporations and entertainment firms to cut ties with him, including the sportswear brand Adidas, which once sold his namesake Yeezy sneakers.
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Daniel Arkin, NBC news, 26 Jan. 2026
The global outcry that followed was met by an initial announcement by X that the tool would be limited to paying subscribers, but the company eventually prevented all users from using Grok to create images of real people in revealing clothing.
—Lianne Kolirin, CNN Money, 26 Jan. 2026
Three years ago, sale discussions were derailed by public outcry over secret discussions and a potential sale of the land to an industrial buyer.
—Jesse Wright, Chicago Tribune, 26 Jan. 2026
At the time, the outcry came mostly from liberals.
—Jason Zengerle, New Yorker, 24 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for outcry
Daniel Arkin, NBC news, 26 Jan. 2026
The global outcry that followed was met by an initial announcement by X that the tool would be limited to paying subscribers, but the company eventually prevented all users from using Grok to create images of real people in revealing clothing.
—Lianne Kolirin, CNN Money, 26 Jan. 2026
Three years ago, sale discussions were derailed by public outcry over secret discussions and a potential sale of the land to an industrial buyer.
—Jesse Wright, Chicago Tribune, 26 Jan. 2026
At the time, the outcry came mostly from liberals.
—Jason Zengerle, New Yorker, 24 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for outcry
Noun
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An onboard synthesizer manipulates a small set of core sounds to mimic everything from the roar of a jet plane to the flushing of a toilet through a little speaker in the Brick.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
6 Jan. 2026
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The people want to see Varang’s fierce roars!—
Alejandra Gularte,
Vulture,
3 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Effective leadership in 2026 still requires foresight, intelligence, delegation, and the ability to separate signal from noise.—
Julian Hayes II,
Forbes.com,
24 Jan. 2026
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Every one of these new bits of hardware introduced a new set of uncoordinated chatter of alarms that simply produced noise.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
24 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Spread over him and shoved him forward, and he was woken by a screech and a howl.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
23 Jan. 2026
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The Wolf Moon name dates back to Indigenous and early Anglo-Saxon traditions, inspired by the winter wolves whose howls echoed across cold January nights.—
Doug Melville,
Forbes.com,
3 Jan. 2026
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“Outcry.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outcry. Accessed 31 Jan. 2026.
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