blared

past tense of blare

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of blared Music still blared with a haze from the team’s smoke machine in the air. Pj Green, Kansas City Star, 22 July 2026 Flood sirens blared Thursday morning in the town, northwest of San Antonio that's some 35 miles east of Camp Mystic. Bill Chappell, NPR, 16 July 2026 Two TVs blared late into the night; those who could block out the noise slept in the glow. Jonathan Blitzer, New Yorker, 13 July 2026 Fireworks and flares were let off and music blared from portable speakers to attract more and more to a boisterous 3am scene. Philip Buckingham, New York Times, 12 July 2026 Building workers sat in the surrounding areas waiting for their next order, while car alarms and police sirens blared in the background. Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 7 July 2026 When the bullhorn blared and the stretching ended, more than 80 Falcons players clad in red and white scattered in different directions. Daniel Flick, AJC.com, 27 June 2026 Then, as the prime minister began to speak, protesters on nearby Whitehall blared out the choral strains of Beethoven’s Ode to Joy, the anthem of the European Union, which Britain voted to leave a decade ago. Joe Mayes, Fortune, 22 June 2026 Horns blared and drummers played a rapid tattoo as the bandleaders swung their limbs with metric precision. Luis Melecio-Zambrano, Mercury News, 21 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for blared
Verb
  • That contrasts with the 'shock and awe' approach that underpinned the sweeping 'Liberation Day' levies announced in April 2025, which sent markets plummeting.
    Hugh Leask, CNBC, 27 July 2026
  • It was first announced during 2012’s Star Wars Celebration, with the voice cast including Green, Felicia Day, Donald Faison, Seth MacFarlane, Andy Richter, Jennifer Hale, and Zachary Levi.
    Laura Sirikul, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
Verb
  • Screens proclaimed this a record-setting night for women’s sports.
    Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 16 July 2026
  • Their cheesesteak is regarded as one of the best in the city, as proclaimed not just by visitors but also some local employees who have conducted their own unscientific research.
    Matt Gelb, New York Times, 14 July 2026
Verb
  • The team’s social media department was preparing the stream in advance and accidentally published the link.
    Devon Henderson, New York Times, 22 July 2026
  • The barrier islands were the only North Carolina locale to make the coveted list published Tuesday, July 7.
    Kimberly Tutuska, Charlotte Observer, 22 July 2026
Verb
  • Craig Harris reported at 12News that the level of fraud and unallowable purchases was not the 1% declared by voucher supporters like state Schools Chief Tom Horne, but closer to 20%.
    Peter Greene, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
  • Construction on the facility began in 2020; at the time, Iran declared the facility to the UN’s International Atomic Energy Agency as a future facility to assemble the centrifuges that make nuclear fuel.
    Arpita Dasika, CNN Money, 22 July 2026

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“Blared.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blared. Accessed 27 Jul. 2026.

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