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
Smith exclaimed of the snake, which Fry estimated was up to 17 feet long.
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Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 10 Jan. 2026
Shepherd exclaimed in the moment.
—Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 5 Jan. 2026
Trump exclaimed in his social media post announcing the pardon.
—Mary Ellen Klas, Mercury News, 20 Dec. 2025
Simmons exclaimed during his testimony.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 9 Dec. 2025
Samy exclaimed, pointing at four sculptures supported by wooden rods.
—Literary Hub, 5 Dec. 2025
Noone exclaimed, with put-on familiarity.
—Eren Orbey, New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2025
Boise State head coach Spencer Danielson exclaimed when asked about the catch and celebration.
—Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 2 Oct. 2025
Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 10 Jan. 2026
Shepherd exclaimed in the moment.
—Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 5 Jan. 2026
Trump exclaimed in his social media post announcing the pardon.
—Mary Ellen Klas, Mercury News, 20 Dec. 2025
Simmons exclaimed during his testimony.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 9 Dec. 2025
Samy exclaimed, pointing at four sculptures supported by wooden rods.
—Literary Hub, 5 Dec. 2025
Noone exclaimed, with put-on familiarity.
—Eren Orbey, New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2025
Boise State head coach Spencer Danielson exclaimed when asked about the catch and celebration.
—Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 2 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for exclaimed
Verb
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Thompson shouted out the star, who joined the show in 2022, during a stop on the Richer Lives by Sofi podcast.—
Lauren Huff,
Entertainment Weekly,
11 Jan. 2026
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People shouted over each other as the performers dithered over ideas and raced around the venue.—
Matthew J. Palm,
The Orlando Sentinel,
10 Jan. 2026
Verb
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So as the fires roared through Altadena, thousands more homeowners were left with insurance coverage that didn’t fully cover the costs of rebuilding.—
Kyung Lah,
CNN Money,
8 Jan. 2026
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After painful cuts and delays due to the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 and 2021, the Stock Show is growing again after another $400 million investment in its campus, and attendance has roared back to pre-pandemic levels.—
John Wenzel,
Denver Post,
7 Jan. 2026
Verb
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At the dilapidated Ring of Bookan, a herd of bulls trundled toward me and bellowed, forcing me to retreat.—
Alex Ross,
New Yorker,
24 Nov. 2025
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The same 60 Minutes that Trump bellowed against and sued over edits to a sit-down with Kamala Harris last year — a lawsuit that held up David Ellison‘s $8 billion purchase of Paramount until a $16 million payout was handed over to a gloating POTUS.—
Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
1 Nov. 2025
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“Exclaimed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exclaimed. Accessed 19 Jan. 2026.
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