as in out
with one's normal voice speaking the words
the mischievous teacher likes to call on the sleepiest-looking students to read aloud from the textbook
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Recent Examples of aloud
Justice Sonia Sotomayor read her blistering dissent aloud from the bench, criticizing the court's majority.
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Devin Dwyer, ABC News, 27 June 2025
Stewart wondered aloud why this ideology is never extended to the long-running list of violent tragedies perpetrated by Americans.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 17 June 2025
Despite missing the cut earlier in the week, Justin Thomas wondered aloud if play should still be going on in a social media post.
—Troy Finnegan, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 June 2025
The pope read aloud his appeal on Saturday in Italian from a piece of paper.
—Joshua McElwee, USA Today, 15 June 2025
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Devin Dwyer, ABC News, 27 June 2025
Stewart wondered aloud why this ideology is never extended to the long-running list of violent tragedies perpetrated by Americans.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 17 June 2025
Despite missing the cut earlier in the week, Justin Thomas wondered aloud if play should still be going on in a social media post.
—Troy Finnegan, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 June 2025
The pope read aloud his appeal on Saturday in Italian from a piece of paper.
—Joshua McElwee, USA Today, 15 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for aloud
Adverb
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The reason the movie is out so soon is that both 28 Years films were shot back-to-back.—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes.com,
24 June 2025
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There are so many different questions out there that are going through these kids’ minds.—
Ryan Canfield,
FOXNews.com,
24 June 2025
Adverb
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But overall, he’s clearly put in some work on the whole public speaking thing.—
Sean McIndoe,
New York Times,
28 June 2025
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However, any new editor in chief, particularly, one with this much visibility on their first issue — wants to make their mark and wants to clearly establish their vision with that first cover.—
A Martínez,
NPR,
27 June 2025
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“Aloud.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aloud. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.
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