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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  • Jane exclaimed of a visit from Mike Modano after the Dallas Stars won the NHL championship in 1999.
    Rick Mauch, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 June 2025
  • Over the objection of the racial bias exclaiming defense, the juror, a 41-year-old Black man who works in an administrative role at a state correctional facility, was replaced by an alternate of a 57-year-old White male manufacturing architect from Westchester County.
    Dominic Patten, Deadline, 18 June 2025
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  • The true gem remains 17-year-old Kobe Bryant, who was selected 13th by the Charlotte Hornets before West acquired the prospect via trade (shout out to Vlade Divac!).
    James Jackson, New York Times, 20 June 2025
  • But the personnel department — shout out to them — kind of found a diamond in the rough.
    Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 20 June 2025
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“Blurt (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blurt%20%28out%29. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.

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