1
as in roar
a violent shouting
a clamor arose from the crowd as the prisoner was brought forward
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2
as in noise
loud, confused, and usually inharmonious sound
the clamor of a dozen people practicing the trumpet at once
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Recent Examples of clamor
And now the clamor for Barkley to be among the MVP candidates is building, with no clear quarterback frontrunner yet to emerge through 12 weeks.
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Ben Morse, CNN, 27 Nov. 2024
The specter of a potential return of former president Donald Trump haunts many of the United States’ European allies, and looms closer amid the growing clamor over President Biden’s capacity to win reelection.
—Ishaan Tharoor, Washington Post, 8 July 2024
The clamor over Lady Gaga’s fiancé telling her to make pop music again couldn’t have anticipated her next release to be a concept album of standards.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 24 Sep. 2024
And the ongoing clamor for control over global semiconductor supply chains is another indicator of the high stakes of this emerging AI arms race.
—Bernard Marr, Forbes, 18 Sep. 2024
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Ben Morse, CNN, 27 Nov. 2024
The specter of a potential return of former president Donald Trump haunts many of the United States’ European allies, and looms closer amid the growing clamor over President Biden’s capacity to win reelection.
—Ishaan Tharoor, Washington Post, 8 July 2024
The clamor over Lady Gaga’s fiancé telling her to make pop music again couldn’t have anticipated her next release to be a concept album of standards.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 24 Sep. 2024
And the ongoing clamor for control over global semiconductor supply chains is another indicator of the high stakes of this emerging AI arms race.
—Bernard Marr, Forbes, 18 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for clamor
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But for a few hours a day, the 4-month-old pygmy hippo springs to life, gumming on leaves, zooming around the compound and tossing her head in a silent, open-mouthed roar.Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 1 Dec. 2024
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The roars that greet Ohio State’s three-and-out to start the game double as an enormous exhale.Joe Rexrode, The Athletic, 24 Nov. 2024
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Posey had a talent for cutting through the noise during his career behind the plate, tackling problems head-on, carving a direct path and avoiding the trap of overthinking.Andrew Baggarly, The Athletic, 8 Dec. 2024
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In one number, Swinton, who goes glossy-eyed to show the cracks in her high-fashion veneer, poses in a transparent rain slicker while bleating raw, yowling noises that blend with the despairing strings.Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 6 Dec. 2024
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The vibe of the evening is a slow crescendo, our chatter building to the point where three or four of us are simultaneously talking into our phones and thrusting them in front of one another, all with a remarkable sense of good cheer.Joe Ray, WIRED, 6 Dec. 2024
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The world is filled with chatter about whether AI can fulfill its promise in delivering ROI to the enterprise.R. Scott Raynovich, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
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Watch: Cannabis room shakes as magnitude 7.0 earthquake strikes California Another video from California shows plants and overhead lights in a cannabis grow room rattle as the magnitude 7.0 quake strikes.Fernando Cervantes Jr., USA TODAY, 6 Dec. 2024
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Hallmark delivers every year with charming designs, like this $9 stacking toy ornament and stunning baby rattle.Katrina Cossey, Parents, 6 Dec. 2024
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In a viral TikTok video, a woman can be seen sitting on the sofa, and there seems to be a commotion going on underneath her top.Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 28 Nov. 2024
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More commotion followed, as Sunny Hostin got up from her post to address the situation.EW.com, EW.com, 27 Nov. 2024
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“Clamor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clamor. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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