as in vocal
engaging in or marked by loud and insistent cries especially of protest
vociferating union members angrily marched outside corporate headquarters
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as in shouting
to speak so as to be heard at a distance
he can never seem to voice his opinions at a decent decibel level; he has to vociferate
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Adjective
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Recent years have taken him to the Broadway stage, while he’s also become a vocal cryptocurrency critic.—
Sezin Devi Koehler,
EW.com,
8 Feb. 2025 -
Gomez has been more vocal about the threat to journalism posed by the FCC’s aggressive stance on subjective questions of media bias.—
Cynthia Littleton,
Variety,
8 Feb. 2025
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And university leaders fearing government investigations, funding cuts, or punitive endowment taxes crack down on campus protest, remove or demote outspoken professors, and remain silent in the face of growing authoritarianism.—
STEVEN LEVITSKY,
Foreign Affairs,
11 Feb. 2025
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During the first episode of MSNBC's new original podcast The Blueprint with Jen Psaki, the outspoken grandson of John F. Kennedy addressed his inflammatory online presence, telling the former White House press secretary that his intention is to get people talking.—
Rachel Raposas,
People.com,
10 Feb. 2025
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Three were arrested, including — and here’s perhaps the wildest part — an unrelated man who showed up armed at the scene hours later, after a relative told him about the shooting, surrendered his firearms to police and began yelling at them.—
Joanna Allhands,
The Arizona Republic,
26 Dec. 2024
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Everybody was yelling his name.—
Bruce Feldman,
The Athletic,
26 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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But the vociferous opposition to his nomination actually changed his mind.—
Joseph Thorndike,
Forbes,
15 Dec. 2024
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The two leaders, both vociferous critics of each other, met on the tarmac at LAX around 3 p.m. Friday as Trump touched down to survey the catastrophic damage caused by the spate of wildfires in Southern California this year.—
Kaitlyn Schallhorn,
Orange County Register,
24 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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The courts need to continue striking down these blatant violations of the law.—
Bobby Block,
Orlando Sentinel,
9 Feb. 2025
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Trump funding freeze a blatant violation of Constitution, federal law: Legal experts Even bolder, Trump's pledging to dismantle entire agencies.—
Alexandra Hutzler,
ABC News,
7 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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White Noise—The womb is a noisy place, so a white-noise machine, fan, or vacuum can create a familiar, calming background sound.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
12 Feb. 2025
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The background gets predictably noisy due to the Tiny SE’s small sensor, showing significantly more grain across flat surfaces than the Tiny 2.—
PCMAG,
PCMAG,
6 Feb. 2025
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With all of that in the background, there's been clamorous debate about how much risk, if any, people are swallowing with their evening cocktail, gameday beer, or wine with dinner.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
17 Jan. 2025
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In Montreal, a drums corps and brass band posted up near the complaining new neighbor’s building in an intentionally clamorous protest against the recent closure of La Tulipe.—
Katie Thornton,
Rolling Stone,
20 Dec. 2024
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“Vociferating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vociferating. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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