as in aloud
with one's normal voice speaking the words
registered their dissatisfaction with the meal out loud to the waiter
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Recent Examples of out loud
The fear often shrinks when it is stated out loud.
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Mohamed Al Hashemi,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2026
There was a pause in jury selection before the trial began after a potential juror who had already been questioned was outside the courtroom playing a news story out loud on her phone.
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Steven Yablonski,
CBS News,
22 June 2026
Say it out loud with me right now.
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Zach Harper,
New York Times,
19 June 2026
Brian asked — a notion so far-fetched that his assistant laughed out loud.
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Andy Greene,
Rolling Stone,
18 June 2026
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Mohamed Al Hashemi,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2026
There was a pause in jury selection before the trial began after a potential juror who had already been questioned was outside the courtroom playing a news story out loud on her phone.
—
Steven Yablonski,
CBS News,
22 June 2026
Say it out loud with me right now.
—
Zach Harper,
New York Times,
19 June 2026
Brian asked — a notion so far-fetched that his assistant laughed out loud.
—
Andy Greene,
Rolling Stone,
18 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for out loud
Recent Examples of Synonyms for out loud
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In that letter, a section of which was read aloud in court, the writer recounted going to the office and opening fire, seeing three people in the waiting room on his right and four on the left.
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The vote tally of the second ballot was not immediately clear because it was not read aloud — only that Harrington was the winner.
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Durable goods will also be out.
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Shortstop Andruw Monasterio and catcher Connor Wong drew back-to-back one-out walks in the second; Eaton’s two-out RBI-single scored the former, but the latter was out at third on the throw from left-fielder and 2016 first overall pick Mickey Moniak.
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“Out loud.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/out%20loud. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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