BLURTING Synonyms: 67 Similar and Opposite Words

blurting

verb

present participle of blurt

as in discussing

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Executives at the studio are now discussing internally how to deal with what’s become a political football, sources tell The Hollywood Reporter.

— Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 17 Sep. 2026
Giada De Laurentiis also broke down when discussing how her daughter, Jade, pushed her to join the show.

— Entertainment Weekly, Entertainment Weekly, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of discussing

Verb

The Knights found their stride after the interception, marching down the field for 44 yards and relying on their ground game, with Watson, Landen Chambers, and Jenkins sharing the load.

— Matt Murschel, The Orlando Sentinel, 20 Sep. 2026
So So Fed’s manager used to work in the Bay Area, and said the restaurant-sharing deal would never have worked there.

— Leah Asmelash, CNN Money, 19 Sep. 2026

Definition of sharing

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Independent producers often find the book, attach the director, and build the financing plan, and only then does the project arrive looking viable and de-risked.

— Stuart Ford, Deadline, 18 Sep. 2026
If there’s a chance the remains of that pilot are there, DPAA will keep looking.

— Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of looking

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Cynical viewers used to large ensemble stories where bad things happen at scale may start trying to figure out who of this lot will die by the end, although the casualties among characters with speaking parts are surprisingly few.

— Leslie Felperin, HollywoodReporter, 16 Sep. 2026
Lale Esquivel did not mention those allegations in the DEC hearing and Skinner said, that after speaking with the UIL, Lale Esquivel decided to discuss those allegations on a later date.

— Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of speaking

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All four cited Macklemore’s removal in announcing their decisions.

— Anna Tingley, Variety, 20 Sep. 2026
Altman also told Fortune in an exclusive interview that his company and other leading AI labs may be close to announcing a pact to slow AI development and collectively address the rapidly increasing safety risks.

— Jason Ma, Fortune, 19 Sep. 2026

Definition of announcing

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With no disrespect to Stafford, who has had a very good career, this is a bit like a former Linkin Park roadie proclaiming that if the band were to come out with another hit album, they’d be considered one of the five best.

— Michael Silver, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2026
There’s no shortage of people proclaiming that AI is the future.

— ABC News, ABC News, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of proclaiming

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The other was a tearing beauty, a creature so lovely that one look at her sent young men’s blood pressure skyward and set them to uttering wild, hoarse cries and tearing telephone directories apart with the bare hands.

— John Madson, Outdoor Life, 1 July 2026
All season, Shamea and Porsha have circled each other, barely uttering a direct word, but the tensions seep to the rest of the group, trickling into every interaction.

— Ile-Ife Okantah, Vulture, 29 June 2026

Definition of uttering

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