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 Harold had exclaimed when the fetid, turquoise sea had at last come into view. Nicole Krauss, The Atlantic, 6 July 2025 There will be a lot of musical theater songs at the Royal Albert Hall, Scherzinger exclaims. Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 4 July 2025 Jane exclaimed of a visit from Mike Modano after the Dallas Stars won the NHL championship in 1999. Rick Mauch, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 June 2025 Over the objection of the racial bias exclaiming defense, the juror, a 41-year-old Black man who works in an administrative role at a state correctional facility, was replaced by an alternate of a 57-year-old White male manufacturing architect from Westchester County. Dominic Patten, Deadline, 18 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for exclaim
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  • Most of those shouting questions at Tatis for 45 minutes were doing so in Spanish.
    Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 July 2025
  • However, Ultraman is simple-minded and purely exists to follow Luthor's directions, down to the exact attack moves his handler shouts into his earpiece during fights.
    EW.com, EW.com, 14 July 2025
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  • His showdown included five birdies and a roaring eagle on the 18th hole.
    Devlina Sarkar, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 July 2025
  • The meeting on Monday comes about a week after torrential downpours in the overnight hours of July 4 transformed the Guadalupe River into a roaring flood, sweeping away homes, vehicles, roads and trees.
    Eric Levenson, CNN Money, 14 July 2025

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“Exclaim.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exclaim. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.

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