as in to shout
to utter with a sudden burst of strong feeling the whole team exclaimed with one voice, "We won!"

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Recent Examples of exclaim Later, a round of applause appeared to prompt Bing to jump off his mark once again, with Sunny Hostin trying to get his attention by exclaiming his name a few times. Joey Nolfi, EW.com, 25 Mar. 2025 John Fogerty exclaimed early in his set at Stubb’s. Stephen Thomas Erlewine, Rolling Stone, 12 Mar. 2025 Kate Hudson’s Silky Blouse Is a Spring Outfit Starter — Get the Look from $15 Visibly startled, Hudson grabbed the front panels of her gown and exclaimed as her dutiful Running Point costar Theroux, who was sitting right next to her, sprung to action, footage from the screening event shows. Bailey Richards, People.com, 11 Mar. 2025 Buss exclaims, making Hudson and Kaling laugh harder. Angelique Jackson, Variety, 28 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for exclaim

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“Exclaim.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exclaim. Accessed 17 Apr. 2025.

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