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as in shouted
to speak so as to be heard at a distance
the mob was baying for revenge
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The crowd, rapidly swelling into the hundreds, screamed insults and obscenities at the agents, some of whom shouted back mockingly.—
Jack Brook,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Jan. 2026 -
Romance is celebrated, seen and shouted from rooftops during this time, as this is primetime for falling in love or reigniting passion.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
26 Jan. 2026
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While the critics howled during that 1-15 season in 1989, Johnson and even his assistants maintained their cockiness and mocked the criticism.—
Tim Cowlishaw,
Dallas Morning News,
12 Jan. 2026
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Even those who lingered an hour or so after the Bulls’ 125-107 win over the Dallas Mavericks howled for the other game.—
Joel Lorenzi,
New York Times,
11 Jan. 2026
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Men in nearby cells also yelled for help, the lawsuit says.—
Kelly Davis,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
24 Jan. 2026
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Some yelled at dispatchers, others were calm.—
Nichole Manna,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
23 Jan. 2026
Verb
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The kids were up at daybreak, congregating beneath the parachute, having already swung on the rope swing, picked on one another, cried a little, and gotten into a cooler of sodas.—
Paige Williams,
New Yorker,
12 Jan. 2026
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Jane and Darlene have both cried on the runway recently.—
Jason P. Frank,
Vulture,
10 Jan. 2026
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But Vrabel stopped the photographer and hollered another directive.—
Chad Graff,
New York Times,
7 Jan. 2026
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Bostwick asked as the audience hollered.—
Audrey Gibbs,
Nashville Tennessean,
23 Oct. 2025
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“Bayed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bayed. Accessed 30 Jan. 2026.
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