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 The singer exclaimed in surprise as confetti rained down amid his second performance, which also featured a techno remix of the sweeping ballad. Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 17 May 2025 Van Etten exclaimed after the audience’s rapturous applause. Britt Julious, Chicago Tribune, 10 May 2025 But one day, while playing, his sons exclaimed OKO and the name stuck. Gary Stern, Forbes.com, 6 May 2025 Teddy exclaimed, taking his one-millionth photo of the morning. Bonnie Tsui, AFAR Media, 6 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for exclaim
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  • The true gem remains 17-year-old Kobe Bryant, who was selected 13th by the Charlotte Hornets before West acquired the prospect via trade (shout out to Vlade Divac!).
    James Jackson, New York Times, 20 June 2025
  • But the personnel department — shout out to them — kind of found a diamond in the rough.
    Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 20 June 2025
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  • The arena, roaring just a few minutes before at the start, quieted quickly.
    Tim Reynolds, Chicago Tribune, 20 June 2025
  • The underdogs roar at the Club World Cup The obstacles to Club World Cup supremacy are getting biblical.
    Phil Hay, New York Times, 20 June 2025

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“Exclaim.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exclaim. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.

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