exclaims

verb

present tense third-person singular of exclaim
as in shouts
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 exclaims Fieri exclaims as Jesser laughs. — Chiara Kim, PEOPLE, 9 June 2026 Lopez exclaims before jumping in place excitedly and pulling Abdalla into a hug. — Chanel Vargas, InStyle, 23 May 2026 Zao exclaims on its Yelp page for the restaurant at The Village. — Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 20 Apr. 2026 Denard exclaims, using an emerging slur against robots and AI. — Neda Ulaby, NPR, 13 Mar. 2026 Radcliffe exclaims in his London accent, walking hurriedly towards Liu and hugging her. — Marcus Thompson Ii, New York Times, 11 Mar. 2026 These belonged to Kim Kardashian, André proudly exclaims. — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 7 Mar. 2026 Espina exclaims, using a variation of his signature catchphrase. — Sam González Kelly, Houston Chronicle, 28 Feb. 2026 Rex, the green dinosaur toy exclaims. — Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 19 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for exclaims
  1. shouts
  2. roars
Verb
  • O’Kane shouts when Tom Brokaw announces that one of the men suspected of plotting the attack has been detained.
    — Jeff Goodell, Rolling Stone, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Fighters loyal to the Houthi authorities, shouts slogans during a rally to recruit more fighters, in Sanaa on September 10, 2026.
    — Sam Meredith, CNBC, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of shouts
Verb
  • As a syringe containing the cure falls to the ground many stories below, Monster Bryan stands atop the hospital’s skybridge and roars at an approaching National Guard helicopter.
    — Joshua Rivera, Vulture, 21 Sep. 2026
  • With their bodies fused to his own, the monstrous Bryan roars atop the hospital as a military helicopter takes aim at him.
    — Jordan Moreau, Variety, 19 Sep. 2026
Definition of roars

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