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 Bush Hager exclaimed at the time in a video shared to social media. EW.com, 28 May 2025 When a natural phenomenon has yet to be adequately explained via science, the easy go-to is to exclaim that something supernatural must be at play. Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 21 May 2025 The singer exclaimed in surprise as confetti rained down amid his second performance, which also featured a techno remix of the sweeping ballad. Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 17 May 2025 Van Etten exclaimed after the audience’s rapturous applause. Britt Julious, Chicago Tribune, 10 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for exclaim
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  • Because real branding isn’t about turning heads at the Met Gala or chasing clicks or shouting the loudest in the room.
    Jeetendr Sehdev, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
  • The chief example of rudeness here is shouting admonishments at other opera patrons.
    Judith Martin, The Orlando Sentinel, 30 June 2025
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  • Jurassic World Rebirth, the seventh title in the series, is roaring even louder overseas, where its estimated opening is $171.3 million.
    Pamela McClintock, HollywoodReporter, 5 July 2025
  • As the Swiss national anthem roared from the terraces, dispelling any suggestion that the majority of red were not from these parts, any facsimile of drift was impossible to register.
    Megan Feringa, New York Times, 3 July 2025

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“Exclaim.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exclaim. Accessed 9 Jul. 2025.

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