blared

past tense of blare

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of blared The women recall Haworth summoning them to a garage where they were pressured to undress and have fully nude photos taken of themselves as rock ‘n’ roll music blared. — Marlow Stern, Variety, 24 Sep. 2026 That still left the Goats a run behind Reading with one out to go, but enough of the original crowd of 4,926 remained in Dunkin Park to get loud and hopeful as the familiar, old Whalers theme blared. — Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 18 Sep. 2026 Brass blared and dozens of drummers thumped their way from start to finish of the mile-plus route around Central Park. — Jerry Shnay, Chicago Tribune, 7 Sep. 2026 Music blared from a speaker in the parking lot, where a few participants sat in lawn chairs and wrote messages on posters. — Tilly Robinson, IndyStar, 5 Sep. 2026 The tactic worked, the buzzer blared and Houshmand was scooped up by a watercraft for a victory lap, an American flag hoisted in victory. — Laylan Connelly, Oc Register, 3 Sep. 2026 Just a few feet beyond the forest, buses rumbled past, horns blared, and commuters hurried to work. — Marina Dias, Washington Post, 2 Sep. 2026 The siren blared again and again; one load of jumpers and then another took off into the skies over Alaska. — M. R. O’Connor, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2026 While lights flickered, music blared and fans cheered, the goal was ruled off; Harris was initially deemed offside. — Pj Green, Kansas City Star, 20 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for blared
Verb
  • One month before the Pentagon announced its first equity stake in a company, its top lawyer asked the White House to explain why the deal wouldn’t break the law.
    — Eleanor Mueller, semafor.com, 21 Sep. 2026
  • The victory came after Northwestern announced a three-year contract extension through 2031 for fourth-year coach Braun on Thursday.
    — Colleen Kane, Chicago Tribune, 20 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • The Greek columns on its facade, south of downtown on the corner of Holman and Austin Streets, proclaimed the stability— the unimpeachable correctness—of one of the city’s most enduring institutions.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2026
  • Along with the statewide proclamation, the governor proclaimed emergencies in multiple counties that were hit hard by recent storms, including Santa Barbara County.
    — Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 21 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Videos of Soliman protesting against the treatment by the authorities and being held at gunpoint by a police officer in the hotel have been published in international media.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 20 Sep. 2026
  • The notice was published in November 2025 and received another 321 public comments before the comment period ended in December.
    — Jackson Thompson OutKick, FOXNews.com, 20 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • The Nineties also declared Gen X to be the least annoying generation of the ones that are still walking the earth.
    — Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 22 Sep. 2026
  • In 1969, the US Department of Health, Education and Welfare declared that Chattanooga had the worst air pollution in the country, with dangerous particulate matter surpassing the federal safety level threefold.
    — Daliah Singer, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Sep. 2026

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“Blared.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blared. Accessed 26 Sep. 2026.

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