blurt (out)

as in to exclaim
to utter with a sudden burst of strong feeling "I'm very sad!" the toddler blurted out

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Verb
  • Van Etten exclaimed after the audience’s rapturous applause.
    Britt Julious, Chicago Tribune, 10 May 2025
  • But one day, while playing, his sons exclaimed OKO and the name stuck.
    Gary Stern, Forbes.com, 6 May 2025
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  • Traditionally, the upside down American flag signals distress, and that was the mood expressed as speakers shouted, cried and chanted with the crowd of around 100 people.
    Harley Walls, Arkansas Online, 17 May 2025
  • The rhythmic track—where there are no lyrics, only shout outs to the album’s collaborators—sets the perfect tone for the cultural-statement-making production: a strong blend of Cuban timba, rumba and hard-hitting bass and claves.
    Tere Aguilera, Billboard, 16 May 2025
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“Blurt (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blurt%20%28out%29. Accessed 22 May. 2025.

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