outcry
noun
out·cry
ˈau̇t-ˌkrī 
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Examples of outcry in a Sentence
They were surprised by the outcry against the casino proposal.
There was a lot of public outcry over his racial comments.
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Zuckerberg and Chan backed off after public outcry, but still ended up purchasing 12 of these parcels.
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Joyce Chen, Architectural Digest, 16 Jan. 2025
The federal review was launched more than two and a half years ago after a public outcry and lawsuits over the death of Kira Dixon Johnson, a Black woman who hemorrhaged and died after undergoing a cesarean section at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles.
—Emily Alpert Reyes, Los Angeles Times, 16 Jan. 2025
This reversal comes nearly seven years after Starbucks introduced the open-door policy in 2018, following public outcry over the controversial arrests of two Black men at a Philadelphia store.
—Stephanie Gravalese, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025
In a case that has sparked outcry in Israel and praise elsewhere, a soldier vacationing in Brazil fled the country after a judge ordered federal police to pursue an investigation in response to a legal filing accusing the soldier of war crimes in Gaza.
—Chantal Da Silva, NBC News, 6 Jan. 2025
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Joyce Chen, Architectural Digest, 16 Jan. 2025
The federal review was launched more than two and a half years ago after a public outcry and lawsuits over the death of Kira Dixon Johnson, a Black woman who hemorrhaged and died after undergoing a cesarean section at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles.
—Emily Alpert Reyes, Los Angeles Times, 16 Jan. 2025
This reversal comes nearly seven years after Starbucks introduced the open-door policy in 2018, following public outcry over the controversial arrests of two Black men at a Philadelphia store.
—Stephanie Gravalese, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025
In a case that has sparked outcry in Israel and praise elsewhere, a soldier vacationing in Brazil fled the country after a judge ordered federal police to pursue an investigation in response to a legal filing accusing the soldier of war crimes in Gaza.
—Chantal Da Silva, NBC News, 6 Jan. 2025
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“Outcry.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/outcry. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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outcry
noun
out·cry
ˈau̇t-ˌkrī
1
: a loud cry : clamor
2
: a strong protest
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