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hue and cry
noun as in public clamor
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The success of Smoke was immediate and great; but the hue-and-cry that assailed it was even greater.
In an hour there will be the hue-and-cry, and then they will surely search your house.
The hue-and-cry alarms the county, but it preserves all the property of the province.
The hue-and-cry was immediately raised; but the guilty person was nowhere to be seen.
To move it far might imperil Joe Hawkridge and Bonnet's two seamen should they come in haste with a hue-and-cry behind them.
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On this page you'll find 11 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to hue and cry, such as: brouhaha, outcry, uproar, bugle call, hullabaloo, and protest.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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