blurted

Definition of blurtednext
past tense of blurt

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for blurted
Verb
  • And geography proved important when Leroy and Jarzyna looked for reasons why so many bird species are shrinking ever faster.
    Seth Borenstein, Los Angeles Times, 4 Mar. 2026
  • Even if the petition fails, claims in it are being looked into by the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation, which could lead to criminal charges.
    Briah Lumpkins, Charlotte Observer, 4 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Though the conversation didn't quite reach any actionable solutions beyond what has been discussed as already in progress, like Rawls' work, there was one clear message potently felt across the room — one of urgency.
    Monisha Ravisetti, Space.com, 5 Mar. 2026
  • Stonestreet, who played Ferguson's husband across Modern Family's series run, has discussed the undeveloped spinoff centered around their Cameron Tucker (Stonestreet) and Mitchell Pritchett (Ferguson) characters.
    Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 5 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Turning to jurors during closing arguments, defense attorney Christian Maroni proclaimed Jones’ innocence.
    Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 4 Mar. 2026
  • Having proclaimed Reform as the de facto opposition, Labour spent much of its first year in government trying to appeal to right-wing voters by hardening its rhetoric and policy on immigration.
    Christian Edwards, CNN Money, 27 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • Semafor today announced the first season of Compound Interest from Semafor Business, a new audio and video show hosted by Semafor Business editor Liz Hoffman.
    Rachel Keidan, semafor.com, 3 Mar. 2026
  • The United States destroyed a key Iranian naval base in the Straight of Hormuz, sinking many vessels present, as the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps announced the shipping lane was officially closed.
    Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 3 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • That distinction — Belle as her own cat, not a duplicate — runs through everything Anderson has shared about this experience.
    Ryan Brennan March 4, Miami Herald, 4 Mar. 2026
  • After two years, there was no definitive list of traits that every successful leader shared.
    Big Think, Big Think, 4 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Then there was the fact that Carolyn’s mother, Ann Messina Freeman (played by Constance Zimmer), reportedly had her doubts ahead of the wedding and voiced them in a tense rehearsal dinner speech the night before the big day.
    Jessica Radloff, Glamour, 6 Mar. 2026
  • At least three curriculum committee members voiced concerns about Uthmeier’s drip-feed approach to assigning class readings and a lack of clear grading standards.
    Garrett Shanley, Miami Herald, 5 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Their ties had been strained since the 2023 killing of an Indian activist in Canada which Ottawa said was ordered by Delhi.
    semafor.com, semafor.com, 3 Mar. 2026
  • The death certificate fits with a description of the operation to capture Oseguera Cervantes given by Defense Secretary Ricardo Trevilla, who had said that the cartel leader and two bodyguards had been badly wounded in a gunfight with soldiers outside a home in Tapalpa, Jalisco.
    CNN Money, CNN Money, 3 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Air raid sirens sounded in Bahrain, where the Interior Ministry said Iranian strikes targeted two hotels and a residential building.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 6 Mar. 2026
  • According to the Cypriot news outlet in-cyprus, an alert sounded Thursday and residents were instructed to remain in place until further official notification, and to move away from windows and take shelter behind or underneath sturdy furniture.
    CBS News, CBS News, 5 Mar. 2026
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“Blurted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blurted. Accessed 9 Mar. 2026.

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