bell

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Verb
  • Demonstrators shout and film at police during a protest in the Paramount section of Los Angeles on June 7 after federal immigration authorities conducted operations.
    Adeola Adeosun, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 June 2025
  • On Sunday at Michigan International Speedway, NASCAR made official what the Ram trucks parked in the fan midway and the Ram show truck rambling about the grounds had already shouted all weekend—unless Stellantis has taken up recreational tailgating.
    Greg Engle, Forbes.com, 8 June 2025
Verb
  • Wolves are extremely social animals that howl to communicate and bond with their packs, but these wolves are alone in the world.
    Marina Bolotnikova, Vox, 10 Apr. 2025
  • Grok 3: The wind howled through the jagged spires of the Frostfang Reaches, carrying a chill that bit deeper than any blade, and Ser Willem Cray felt its teeth in his bones.
    Kelsey Piper, Vox, 12 May 2025
Verb
  • Tammy is having an obvious emotional affair; Craig is A Lot, wailing and fixating the way Robinson does.
    Paul A. Thompson, Pitchfork, 22 May 2025
  • And while all babies cry, traumatized babies cry a lot, and these babies wailed at the slightest provocation.
    Frances Dodds Samantha Desz Krish Seenivasan Joel Thibodeau, New York Times, 18 May 2025
Verb
  • And then my dad and Karen got there, and my mom got out and yelled at them and just was very angry with my dad.
    Ruth Chenetz, CBS News, 31 May 2025
  • After falling behind 2-0, DeBoer used his timeout to yell at his team.
    Mac Engel, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 May 2025
Verb
  • Randall cries, rushing to discover Bernie collapsed on the floor in the next room.
    Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 28 May 2025
  • Bruce is crate-trained, goes in willingly at bedtime and doesn’t bark or cry.
    Trish Stinger, Kansas City Star, 28 May 2025
Verb
  • Sirens blared, car horns honked and church bells pealed.
    Si Liberman, Sun Sentinel, 7 May 2025
  • After the funeral, St. Peter's great bells pealed in mourning.
    Kim Hjelmgaard, USA Today, 26 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Here's what to know about whooping cough amid the growing cases.
    Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 17 Apr. 2025
  • Early signs of whooping cough in adults look very much like a common cold, Dr. Loafman says.
    Erica Sloan, SELF, 13 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • The crowd, in typical Cannes fashion, hooted and hollered, but just ten minutes later, the movie had started up again.
    Alison Willmore, Vulture, 24 May 2025
  • In the team meeting at the top of NCAA Tournament week, Weekly rolls a montage of the Lady Vols hollering and smiling and acting generally unhinged during games.
    Brian Hamilton, New York Times, 22 May 2025
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“Bell.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bell. Accessed 13 Jun. 2025.

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