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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  • Pogue exclaimed, and the next sound was the roar of the gun.
    Jim Zumbo, Outdoor Life, 17 July 2025
  • His grandmother used to be an opera singer here in Cincinnati, Leithauser exclaimed over a trickling applause.
    Grace Tucker, The Enquirer, 17 July 2025
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  • There was a man shouting the opening lyrics of each song as his kids rolled their eyes behind me.
    Courtney Devores, Charlotte Observer, 28 July 2025
  • Every twenty or thirty feet, a hawker would shout and cross the street to shake my hand, or step away from a storefront and fall in beside me.
    Burkhard Bilger, New Yorker, 28 July 2025
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“Blurt (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blurt%20%28out%29. Accessed 2 Aug. 2025.

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