1
: with the speaking voice in a way that can be clearly heard
She read the story aloud.
2
archaic
: in a loud manner : loudly
Examples of aloud in a Sentence
the mischievous teacher likes to call on the sleepiest-looking students to read aloud from the textbook
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The One Big Beautiful Bill Act passed its first Senate hurdle on Saturday, clearing the way for hours of floor debate and — in a last-ditch effort to slow the bill — a Democratic demand that its hundreds of pages be read aloud.
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David Sivak, The Washington Examiner, 29 June 2025
Meanwhile, Senate Democrats are currently dragging out the process by reading aloud the 940-page bill.
—Olivia-Anne Cleary, Time, 29 June 2025
The ruling resulted from a lawsuit brought by parents in Montgomery County, Md., who sued for the right to remove their children from lessons where LGBTQ+ storybooks would be read aloud in elementary school classes from kindergarten through 5th grade.
—Jenny Gold, Los Angeles Times, 28 June 2025
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) has threatened to drag out proceedings by having the entire bill, which runs more than 1,000 pages, be read aloud on the floor by the Senate clerk.
—Al Weaver, The Hill, 28 June 2025
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David Sivak, The Washington Examiner, 29 June 2025
Meanwhile, Senate Democrats are currently dragging out the process by reading aloud the 940-page bill.
—Olivia-Anne Cleary, Time, 29 June 2025
The ruling resulted from a lawsuit brought by parents in Montgomery County, Md., who sued for the right to remove their children from lessons where LGBTQ+ storybooks would be read aloud in elementary school classes from kindergarten through 5th grade.
—Jenny Gold, Los Angeles Times, 28 June 2025
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) has threatened to drag out proceedings by having the entire bill, which runs more than 1,000 pages, be read aloud on the floor by the Senate clerk.
—Al Weaver, The Hill, 28 June 2025
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“Aloud.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/aloud. Accessed 6 Jul. 2025.
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aloud
adverb
: so as to be clearly heard
read aloud
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