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 Florida sophomore Dylan Neves, 19, exclaimed from a line outside Ben Hill Griffin Stadium on Saturday night. Noah White, Miami Herald, 31 Aug. 2025 Orgeron exclaimed in his unmistakable Cajun drawl. Luca Evans, Denver Post, 30 Aug. 2025 Salah exclaimed during a post-match interview, adding his name to a growing list of players who extol the virtues of the discipline for helping improve flexibility and core strength, both of which are important in protecting against injuries. Sarah Shephard, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2025 The loudness to which Harry Goldenblatt (Evan Handler) exclaims that he is aroused was wild considering Lily (Cathy Ang) is in the next room. Carson Blackwelder, People.com, 15 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for exclaim
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  • Herzl shouted him down and insisted on political plurality.
    Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 16 Sep. 2025
  • Law enforcement officers with their guns drawn walk up a driveway at the intersection and shout several times for someone who is not visible in the video to drop the gun.
    Shelly Bradbury, Denver Post, 16 Sep. 2025
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  • The chain of landforms to the west of Kauai is so small that it was not easily spotted in the satellite images taken as Kiko roared across the Pacific toward Hawaii as a Category 4 hurricane.
    Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
  • The drummer playfully taps out a beat to match the roaring engine.
    Jonathan Hawkins, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2025

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“Exclaim.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exclaim. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.

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