Thesaurus results for EXCLAIMED

exclaimed

verb

past tense of exclaim

as in shouted

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 exclaimed Caitlin Clark exclaimed, pretty much the millisecond her coach finished. — Brian Hamilton, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2026 Eloise Ibarra, 42, exclaimed as Pulido walked through the crowd at a high school football game. — ABC News, 30 Sep. 2026 Carrie Ann Inaba exclaimed, commending his groove and rhythm. — Liza Esquibias, USA Today, 22 Sep. 2026 Georgeff exclaimed shortly after beginning the walk, which her friends helped organize. — Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 6 Sep. 2026 Jowsey was having a moment with Juliana when Sammy exclaimed her painting was done. — Hannah Kirby, jsonline.com, 26 Aug. 2026 Kiana's older sister Lani exclaimed, while lovingly tickling the baby. — Olivia Young, CBS News, 28 July 2026 Goldberg exclaimed of the star’s set during the halftime show, which also included BTS, Justin Bieber, and more. — Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 20 July 2026 Lee, 31, exclaimed, and the pair, mere moments after meeting, snapped a selfie as Gonzalez, 28, presented his Korean bulgogi beef quesadilla to the camera with a grin. — Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 19 June 2026

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Men shouted abuse from car windows or tried to bribe him with money, drugs, even girlfriends.

— Robb Report, Robb Report, 9 Oct. 2026
McMillan was aware of his big game in the moment on Sunday, and even shouted out Smith on the sideline, shoving his face in a camera and letting out some playful bravado like Smith once did.

— Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of shouted

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This produced memorable moments like the GameStop short squeeze, and gave rise to investing celebrities like Roaring Kitty, who bellowed into his laptop microphone while sharing his portfolio on YouTube.

— Jeff John Roberts, Fortune, 30 Sep. 2026
And in response, the crowd bellowed out, daring to be the loudest crowd of the day.

— Olivia Evans, Louisville Courier Journal, 21 Sep. 2026

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