CRI DE COEUR Synonyms: 23 Similar and Opposite Words

cri de coeur

noun

Definition of cri de coeur

as in protest

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Recent Examples of cri de coeur Even establishment news channels, generally averse to displaying the humanity of individual Palestinians, could not resist this cri de coeur of an innocent in peril. — Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 15 Sep. 2025 The Diabetes Care editorial that Kahn and his colleagues attempted to distribute at the New Orleans conference is a cri de coeur targeted at the right-wing anti-science campaign. — Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2026 Signed by 150 winemakers and members of the wine trade, the cri de coeur called for Spain’s wine regions to recognize a classification system that took the quality of individual villages and vineyard sites into account—like that of Burgundy’s. — Mike Desimone, Robb Report, 31 Aug. 2025 In a recent cri de coeur, Megan Fritts, a philosophy professor at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, detailed how her own institution has not articulated clear, campus-wide guidance on AI use. — Tyler Austin Harper, The Atlantic, 11 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for cri de coeur

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protest

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Defense attorneys argued during the trial that the defendants planned a peaceful protest and noise demonstration with fireworks to show support for people detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

— Amy McDaniel, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 July 2026
On the Line is a weekly roundup of sourcing and labor quick hits in the apparel and footwear industry, from worker protests to boardroom maneuvering, tracking the developments shaping conditions on the factory floor and beyond.

— Jasmin Malik Chua, Footwear News, 6 July 2026

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