outcry
noun
out·cry
ˈau̇t-ˌkrī 
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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The employee’s resignation spurred an outcry on Slack among his colleagues.
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Ryan Mac, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2025
But he was fired just four days later following fan outcry over surfaced recordings of him using racist, including anti-Chinese, and homophobic slurs on his podcast.
—Jillian Sederholm, EW.com, 18 Feb. 2025
At the time, his refusal to rule out putting troops on the ground in Ukraine prompted an outcry, notably from the leaders of Germany and Poland.
—Lorne Cook The Associated Press, arkansasonline.com, 15 Feb. 2025
The festival ended in a media storm when Israeli filmmaker Yuval Abraham used his victory speech to criticize the Israeli government, something that sparked outcry among some local politicians and led to Abraham receiving death threats.
—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 13 Feb. 2025
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Ryan Mac, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2025
But he was fired just four days later following fan outcry over surfaced recordings of him using racist, including anti-Chinese, and homophobic slurs on his podcast.
—Jillian Sederholm, EW.com, 18 Feb. 2025
At the time, his refusal to rule out putting troops on the ground in Ukraine prompted an outcry, notably from the leaders of Germany and Poland.
—Lorne Cook The Associated Press, arkansasonline.com, 15 Feb. 2025
The festival ended in a media storm when Israeli filmmaker Yuval Abraham used his victory speech to criticize the Israeli government, something that sparked outcry among some local politicians and led to Abraham receiving death threats.
—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 13 Feb. 2025
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“Outcry.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/outcry. Accessed 1 Mar. 2025.
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outcry
noun
out·cry
ˈau̇t-ˌkrī
1
: a loud cry : clamor
2
: a strong protest
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