vociferation

Definition of vociferationnext
as in roar
a violent shouting a sudden vociferation in the back of the room drew everyone's attention to the dispute

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Noun
  • Schwarber walked, and Harper followed with his 11th homer of the season, a monster shot that made the significant chunk of the PNC Park crowd who made the five-hour drive across the state roar with approval.
    CBS News, CBS News, 16 May 2026
  • Lee slid in safely with a head-first slide to tie the game at two apiece, letting out a cathartic roar towards his dugout from his knees.
    Justice delos Santos, Mercury News, 15 May 2026
Noun
  • Thousands of fans were outside the Bell Centre watching the game, and the 20,962 fans filled the arena with ear-splitting noise before puck drop.
    Matthew Fairburn, New York Times, 17 May 2026
  • Write it down, step back from noise, and let the truth settle.
    Tarot.com, Chicago Tribune, 17 May 2026
Noun
  • Yet masculinism also functions as a perpetual-motion machine of grievance, an inarticulate howl of anguish at the status quo—whatever that currently is.
    Helen Lewis, The Atlantic, 14 May 2026
  • The book is treated as confession, a howl of pain, its ‘anguish’ and ‘unflinching honesty’ much praised.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 14 May 2026
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“Vociferation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vociferation. Accessed 23 May. 2026.

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