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Recent Examples of exclaim
Lyra donned her purple-and-pink mask, exclaiming at the colorful angelfish darting between her legs.
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Brianna Randall, Forbes.com, 30 May 2026
Antetokounmpo exclaimed with his signature smile splashed across his face.
—Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 29 May 2026
Lopez exclaims before jumping in place excitedly and pulling Abdalla into a hug.
—Chanel Vargas, InStyle, 23 May 2026
On a street by the harbor, crowds of people were squinting into the distance, exclaiming every time the whale exhaled.
—Jessica Camille Aguirre, New Yorker, 2 May 2026
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Brianna Randall, Forbes.com, 30 May 2026
Antetokounmpo exclaimed with his signature smile splashed across his face.
—Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 29 May 2026
Lopez exclaims before jumping in place excitedly and pulling Abdalla into a hug.
—Chanel Vargas, InStyle, 23 May 2026
On a street by the harbor, crowds of people were squinting into the distance, exclaiming every time the whale exhaled.
—Jessica Camille Aguirre, New Yorker, 2 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for exclaim
Verb
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He was menaced in the English countryside last month by a man shouting at him from 50 yards away, according to British outlet The Telegraph.—
Brian Niemietz,
New York Daily News,
6 June 2026
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The leads can be overwrought, shouting lines across the stage while the Gothic-style doorways, sharp directional lighting and ooh-ahh practical effects do their complicated dance.—
John Wenzel,
Denver Post,
4 June 2026
Verb
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Her presence is heralded not by the sounds of howls, roars or clanking chains, but by the shutting of the door to her study, the scrape of her chair as it is pulled towards her desk, and the clanking of her type-writer keys.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
9 June 2026
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From glowing skies to giant reefs, massive canyons, towering mountains, and roaring waterfalls, the planet’s greatest natural wonders show just how powerful and diverse nature can be.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
8 June 2026
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“Exclaim.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exclaim. Accessed 12 Jun. 2026.
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