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 Washington Post owner Jeff Bezos has stood by the paper’s CEO, despite outcry and leaks from staff over a decades-old ongoing investigation in the UK. Max Tani, semafor.com, 8 Sep. 2025 Officials released surveillance footage of the attack on Friday, which prompted an outcry. Amanda Castro hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025 After the initial outcry, Sanders continued jetting himself around the country. Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 7 Sep. 2025 Public outcry also met Pohlhaus in Maine. Paul J. Becker, The Conversation, 5 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for outcry
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Noun
  • Not with a whimper but with a siren wail that long ago converted to white noise in our collective hearing; a global tinnitus like the hum of a fridge; the quiet roar of the Greenland ice sheet slipping into the Musk Ocean.
    Reuven Perlman, New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2025
  • There are more and more people on the other side of the glass, the sound like a sea’s roar outside.
    Sara Stridsberg September 15, Literary Hub, 15 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Additionally, pollution accumulation and vessel noise disrupt their echolocation abilities, making hunting increasingly difficult.
    Adeola Adeosun, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Sep. 2025
  • This helps to break through the noise and build credibility.
    Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • 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
  • In addition to the winners, the brewery will offer consolation prizes to participants with the best costume, the slowest race time and the best howl.
    Tiney Ricciardi, Denver Post, 11 Sep. 2025

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“Outcry.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outcry. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.

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