exclaimed

past tense of exclaim

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of exclaimed Boise State head coach Spencer Danielson exclaimed when asked about the catch and celebration. Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 2 Oct. 2025 Kimmel exclaimed as the camera returned to him. Michael Nied, PEOPLE, 26 Sep. 2025 García exclaimed in her acceptance speech. Anna Marie De La Fuente, Variety, 20 Sep. 2025 Ripa exclaimed after the audience gasped. Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 18 Sep. 2025 Derek exclaimed, calling the routine elegant and sophisticated. Monica Mercuri, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025 Stewart exclaimed with feigned enthusiasm. Judy Kurtz, The Hill, 9 Sep. 2025 Bundy infamously exclaimed upon his third death sentencing in 1980 for the murder of a 12-year-old girl. Peter D'abrosca, FOXNews.com, 7 Sep. 2025 Florida sophomore Dylan Neves, 19, exclaimed from a line outside Ben Hill Griffin Stadium on Saturday night. Noah White, Miami Herald, 31 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for exclaimed
Verb
  • On Saturday, McIlroy repeatedly had to step away from his golf ball as spectators shouted obscenities and personal insults at the Irishman.
    Jenna West, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
  • When Rosalie refused the drugs, her boyfriend became angry and shouted at her.
    Cara Lynn Shultz, PEOPLE, 1 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • By Brendan Kuty, Jen McCaffrey and Chris Kirschner NEW YORK — The crowd roared, and then the building shook.
    Brendan Kuty, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
  • The Pirates scored nine runs in their first at-bat and led 16-10 after six innings, but the Rockies roared back with five runs in the ninth, winning the 3-hour, 37-minute score-a-thon on Brenton Doyle’s two-run homer.
    Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 28 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • In the locker room, fellow pass-rusher extraordinaire Jonathon Cooper smacked Bonitto’s shoulders and bellowed his praises to a gaggle of reporters.
    Luca Evans, Denver Post, 30 Sep. 2025
  • Cameras panned to him as public address announcer Bob Ford bellowed his name with the starting lineup.
    Chandler Rome, New York Times, 27 Aug. 2025

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“Exclaimed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exclaimed. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.

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