Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hooted
Verb
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Kennedy often shouted at the senators, who shouted at him.—
Bill Goodykoontz,
AZCentral.com,
4 Sep. 2025 -
Whether shouted from Speakers’ Corner in Hyde Park or written on X, inciting violence can be criminal in the United Kingdom.—
Christian Edwards,
CNN Money,
3 Sep. 2025
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Republican Representative Barry Moore of Alabama left a town hall meeting through the back door on Thursday without delivering any closing remarks after being repeatedly booed and jeered by audience members.—
James Bickerton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Aug. 2025
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De Ligt gobbled up anything aerially to Viktor Gyokeres, much to the enjoyment of United fans, who jeered Arsenal’s new striker when his number came up for substitution.—
Laurie Whitwell,
New York Times,
18 Aug. 2025
Verb
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In a new YouTube video (below), the 64-year-old Emmy winner recounted her relationship with Smith, the famed model and entertainment personality who was widely ridiculed by comedians and the media over her substance abuse and public demeanor prior to her 2007 death.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
27 Aug. 2025
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For decades, Fowler has been haunted by an elementary school memory in which a brother and sister were ridiculed by classmates for wearing the same clothes every day because of their economic circumstances.—
John T. Shaw,
Chicago Tribune,
25 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Eagles coach Nick Sirianni hollered the situation.—
Brooks Kubena,
New York Times,
25 Aug. 2025
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The communal experience of seeing movies in theaters was on full display at the weekend box office as audiences across the country screeched, screamed and hollered together when watching New Line’s original horror pic Weapons.—
Pamela McClintock,
HollywoodReporter,
10 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Trump has insulted both men about their weight.—
Robert Birsel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Sep. 2025
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In her letter, Austen also nearly reenacts in these lines the scene in which Elizabeth is insulted at the ball.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
4 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Earlier this year, when Spotify released a list of contenders for the song of the summer, social media users derided the tracks, and the general state of summer anthems.—
Anna Kaufman,
USA Today,
28 Aug. 2025
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In the Cardinals media room, Carter stopped himself, realizing that Murray is often derided for his video-game habits, which Carter called nonsense.—
Doug Haller,
New York Times,
25 Aug. 2025
Verb
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In response to Powell's dovish remarks, the stock market roared higher last week.—
Morgan Chittum,
CNBC,
29 Aug. 2025
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The cascade of water roared like a train, Kathy Papasan, a longtime resident on the river’s edge, told me, and dark waves battered her porch.—
Austyn Gaffney,
The Atlantic,
28 Aug. 2025
Verb
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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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“Hooted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hooted. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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