ring out
phrasal verb
rang out; rung out; ringing out; rings out
: to be heard loudly and clearly
A shot rang out.
Cheers rang out as the winner was announced.
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One video posted online and geolocated by NBC News which circulated Thursday shows two cars on fire in front of a police station in Azna with a nearby crowd cheering as multiple gunshots ring out.
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Colin Sheeley, NBC news, 2 Jan. 2026
Bleu Edmondson was once one of the most promising stars in the Texas country scene, as well as the author of party anthems that still ring out on jukeboxes and college playlists across the Lone Star State.
—Josh Crutchmer, Rolling Stone, 1 Jan. 2026
There, storefront signs are often in Arabic, not English; recordings of the Quran play on TVs and radios in neighborhood shops; and the call to prayer, or Adhan, rings out from the local mosque.
—Riley Robinson, Christian Science Monitor, 30 Dec. 2025
After the service began, carols sung by the prestigious Westminster Abbey choir rang out inside the halls of the Gothic church.
—Sana Noor Haq, CNN Money, 24 Dec. 2025
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Colin Sheeley, NBC news, 2 Jan. 2026
Bleu Edmondson was once one of the most promising stars in the Texas country scene, as well as the author of party anthems that still ring out on jukeboxes and college playlists across the Lone Star State.
—Josh Crutchmer, Rolling Stone, 1 Jan. 2026
There, storefront signs are often in Arabic, not English; recordings of the Quran play on TVs and radios in neighborhood shops; and the call to prayer, or Adhan, rings out from the local mosque.
—Riley Robinson, Christian Science Monitor, 30 Dec. 2025
After the service began, carols sung by the prestigious Westminster Abbey choir rang out inside the halls of the Gothic church.
—Sana Noor Haq, CNN Money, 24 Dec. 2025
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“Ring out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ring%20out. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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