variants
or halloo
also hallo
as in to shout
to speak so as to be heard at a distance
far into the night searchers could be heard holloing for the lost child
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To their right, a woman raised her hand, jabbing her index finger forward and shouting.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
14 Oct. 2025 -
Perry shouted into her microphone.—
Escher Walcott,
PEOPLE,
14 Oct. 2025
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One Auburn fan leaned over the railing, waved his middle finger and yelled.—
Seth Emerson,
New York Times,
12 Oct. 2025
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So, when peace activist Abbie Hoffman crashed the stage and started yelling into guitarist Pete Townshend's microphone, Townshend was having none of it.—
Diane J. Cho,
PEOPLE,
11 Oct. 2025
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In a clip shared exclusively with PEOPLE, Van Dyke recalled crying when the Sherman Brothers first played the now-iconic songs for him.—
Meredith Wilshere,
PEOPLE,
11 Oct. 2025
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While naysayers may argue Dalio is the boy who cried wolf, his caution has paid off in the past.—
Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune,
10 Oct. 2025
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Advertisement After consultations with Israeli officials, Qatari negotiators, and regional mediators, Witkoff and Kushner assembled a 20-point peace plan calling for a ceasefire and hostage exchange, Israeli security guarantees, the demilitarization of Gaza, and a new civilian governing authority.—
Eric Cortellessa,
Time,
11 Oct. 2025
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Shortly after the painful loss, the nation’s president Nicolas Maduro called for a coaching change, and got one.—
Michelle Kaufman,
Miami Herald,
11 Oct. 2025
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At the slightest provocation, Ye bullies, hectors, and screams at everyone from Paris fashion-show lackeys to the mother of his child.—
Derek Robertson,
The Washington Examiner,
10 Oct. 2025
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For a company like Tesla, dumping the AM/FM radio to cut costs does not exactly scream innovation.—
Patrick George,
The Atlantic,
10 Oct. 2025
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Bieber struck out eight Mariners, roaring after striking out Raleigh to end the fifth and bouncing back to the dugout when his final inning finished.—
Mitch Bannon,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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The crowd roared in jubilation and waved blue-and-white Israeli flags.—
Greg Myre,
NPR,
13 Oct. 2025
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“Hollo.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hollo. Accessed 17 Oct. 2025.
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