out loud
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Synonyms & Antonyms for out loud
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inaudibly, silently, soundlessly, voicelessly
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This is a conversation that needs to be had out loud and proud from now on. — Ilana Kaplan, New York Times, "Lisa Edelstein Says Goodbye to Her ‘Girlfriends’," 8 June 2018 Storyline Online features videos of celebrities reading children's books out loud. — Lauren Castle, azcentral, "5 tips parents can use to prevent summer reading loss," 23 June 2018 In one of season four’s most remarkable scenes, Jimmy reads a letter Chuck left for him, out loud, as Kim quietly breaks down in tears while Jimmy continues shoveling cereal into his mouth. — Todd Vanderwerff, Vox, "Better Call Saul season 4 finale: The hugely important final shot, explained," 9 Oct. 2018 Growing up, no one ever explicitly told me not to talk about my period out loud. — Teen Vogue, "Period Taboo and Menstrual Cups in the Black Community," 15 Nov. 2018 For crying out loud, hire combat-ready former Mossad agents to assume false identities and follow people. — Recode Staff, Recode, "Full transcript: Journalist Ronan Farrow on Recode Decode," 4 May 2018 The film has room for moments of laughing out loud and genuine sexiness in between unraveling its mystery and introducing horror. — Nathan Mattise, Ars Technica, "Suspiria and Border offer two very different tales of otherworldly creatures," 26 Oct. 2018 Or laugh out loud at the memes that amplified and called them out? — Brooke Bobb, Vogue, "Meghan Markle’s Baby Björn and Pope Rihanna: 14 Memes That Synthesized the Biggest Fashion Moments of 2018," 18 Dec. 2018 Underneath all of this though hung the most obvious question of the day which nobody asked out loud, who did this to Christine Ford? — Fox News, "Brit Hume on fallout from Kavanaugh hearing; Alan Dershowitz on Rachel Mitchell's performance," 28 Sep. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'out loud.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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Do You Read 'Aloud' or 'Out Loud'?
Do You Read 'Aloud' or 'Out Loud'?
Out loud may sound unpolished, but it's a fine substitute for aloud
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The first known use of out loud was in 1821
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