clamant

adjective

ˈklā-mənt How to pronounce clamant (audio)
Definition of clamantnext
1
as in vocal
engaging in or marked by loud and insistent cries especially of protest clamant students gathered outside the college president's office, protesting the denial of tenure for the popular professor

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2
as in urgent
needing immediate attention faced with utter bankruptcy, she didn't think that moist skin was one of her clamant needs at that moment

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for clamant
  1. vocal
  2. urgent
  3. outspoken
  4. acute
  5. vociferous
  6. blatant
  7. clamorous
  8. noisy
Adjective
  • In recent weeks, China has become more vocal about the need to take measures to bolster its economy.
    Daisuke Wakabayashi, New York Times, 1 Jan. 2025
  • Waka Flocka has been a vocal supporter of Donald Trump and even joined the former president and president-to-be on the campaign trail.
    Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 31 Dec. 2024
Definition of vocal
Adjective
  • On the other hand, rushing into a sale due to burnout or urgent needs may force you to settle for less.
    Anatoly Iofe, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025
  • His aversion to confrontation is outweighed by the urgent need for triage.
    Susan Morrison, The New Yorker, 13 Jan. 2025
Definition of urgent
Adjective
  • This is quite ironic, considering the fact that, in real life, Rossellini is an outspoken advocate for embracing aging.
    Stacia Datskovska, WWD, 5 Jan. 2025
  • Cheney, an outspoken critic of Trump, has long found herself at the center of the former president’s ire.
    Sophia Vento, The Hill, 3 Jan. 2025
Definition of outspoken
Adjective
  • But, much to the surprise of analysts, society has stoically tolerated an acute recession, a substantial jump in poverty, and a weakening labor market.
    Agustino Fontevecchia, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025
  • But these apps’ ascendance does reveal an acute desire from Americans to find their next social media destination; their general wariness about TikTok’s top American competitors; and their discontent with a ban that many see as paternalistic.
    Andrew R. Chow, TIME, 14 Jan. 2025
Definition of acute
Adjective
  • His nominee to head Homeland Security, Kristi Noem, has been a vociferous supporter of hardline approaches to border security, such as Texas Governor Greg Abbott's use of razor wire.
    Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 25 Nov. 2024
  • In 1972, Muhammad Ali was scheduled to compete in South Africa, but a vociferous campaign dissuaded him from doing so.
    Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 20 Nov. 2024
Definition of vociferous
Adjective
  • New Yorkers should reject this blatant cronyism and demand a Public Campaign Finance Program which does not benefit one party or open the door to corruption.
    Ryan Silverstein, New York Daily News, 3 Jan. 2025
  • Mixon cited more blatant examples in other political corruption cases.
    Jim Talamonti | The Center Square contributor, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 20 Dec. 2024
Definition of blatant
Adjective
  • 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
  • The clamorous close of the 2021 legislative session, and Walz’s role in trying to enact police reform in response to the police killings of Floyd and Wright, plays out in a cache of thousands of internal emails from the Walz administration obtained by ProPublica and the Minnesota Reformer.
    Jessica Lussenhop, ProPublica, 19 Sep. 2024
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Adjective
  • His personal airplane, a noisy 727, is banned from takeoff and landing between the hours of 10 p.m. and 7 a.m.
    Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 8 Jan. 2025
  • The screen rolls out from underneath the keyboard, with a noisy motor taking a few seconds to turn the device into a laptop with a very tall display.
    Barry Collins, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
Definition of noisy
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