Thesaurus results for EXCLAIM

exclaim

verb

ik-ˈsklām

Definition of exclaim next

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 The next student exclaimed a love of football. —

Zach Berman, New York Times, 13 Mar. 2026 Everyone now has to gasp politely and exclaim that this is a big opportunity for the dads indeed, while Mikayla stands there awkwardly, still holding her big pink box full of live butterflies. —

Kathleen Walsh, Vulture, 12 Mar. 2026 These belonged to Kim Kardashian, André proudly exclaims. —

David Fear, Rolling Stone, 7 Mar. 2026 Espina exclaims, using a variation of his signature catchphrase. —

Sam González Kelly, Houston Chronicle, 28 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for exclaim

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Is there a polite way to ask her to address this, short of shouting or splashing?

— Judith Martin, Sun Sentinel, 11 Apr. 2026
Biff shouts at him at the show’s excruciating climax) sways between light and dark, between the road and the deadly shoulder, advancing through his last hours on earth as if through the stations of the cross.

— Sara Holdren, Vulture, 10 Apr. 2026