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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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The group was met by a much smaller contingent of mostly men who appeared to make Nazi salutes and shouted anti-Muslim chants.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
13 June 2026
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One photo in the post showed Swift with her arm around Hargitay, 62, as other Knicks fans surrounded them, while a second snap captured them both shouting and cheering.—
Latoya Gayle,
PEOPLE,
12 June 2026
Verb
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The stadium roared as Mexico fans joined Iran fans cheering and waving flags.—
Iliana Limón Romero,
Los Angeles Times,
16 June 2026
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Regrets are common enough after lives are lost — when the cost of conflict is staring you right in the face, dead-eyed and countless — and yet this specific contrition persists long before the ships crash, the arrows fly, and the dragons roar.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
15 June 2026
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“Exclaim.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exclaim. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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