vociferously
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Explanation
To do something vociferously is to do it vehemently and loudly. People vociferously support things they believe in. To be vociferous is to be strongly and vocally in support of something. To do something vociferously is to act that way in some situation. During football games, coaches vociferously pester the referees, and fans vociferously support their teams. In politics, supporters campaign vociferously for their candidates. Martin Luther King vociferously worked for civil rights. This is a word involving strong verbal support for something. You can’t act vociferously if you’re silent.
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Vociferously sunny testaments to the American way of life, by the famed longtime Paris expatriate, author of The Street I Know.
From Time Magazine Archive
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Vociferously he called to the others to come and see, and instantly trade was stopped.
From The Drama of the Forests Romance and Adventure by Heming, Arthur Henry Howard
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