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
In a clip from the livestream, Haley vaguely explained the issue to streamer Marlon Garcia, refusing to say it out loud before typing it out on her phone to the host.
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Jordana Comiter, PEOPLE, 7 Jan. 2026
Talk about saying the quiet part out loud!
—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 7 Jan. 2026
Of course, even now, no Russian celebrities will say this out loud—even those who live in the West, especially athletes.
—Mikhail Zygar, Vanity Fair, 7 Jan. 2026
And then Burnett goes and says it out loud, likely for the first time ever.
—Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Jan. 2026
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Jordana Comiter, PEOPLE, 7 Jan. 2026
Talk about saying the quiet part out loud!
—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 7 Jan. 2026
Of course, even now, no Russian celebrities will say this out loud—even those who live in the West, especially athletes.
—Mikhail Zygar, Vanity Fair, 7 Jan. 2026
And then Burnett goes and says it out loud, likely for the first time ever.
—Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for out loud
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Adams also left a statement as a sort of coda, written New Year’s Day and read aloud Tuesday by his ex-wife, that noted his body had failed him but his mind had not.—
Assistant Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Jan. 2026
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Rickey was the life of the party — and was looking forward to attending prom at the time he was murdered, his mother, Latasha Ferguson, said in a letter read aloud by a victim advocate.—
Grethel Aguila,
Miami Herald,
12 Jan. 2026
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While pros agree that granite as a whole is out, regardless of shade, designer Rebecca Ward considers brown granite to be the biggest offender color-wise.—
Sarah Lyon,
The Spruce,
15 Jan. 2026
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Now the out-of-whack part is fairly common, and staying and doing what you're supposed to do is stunning to people.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
15 Jan. 2026
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“Out loud.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/out%20loud. Accessed 19 Jan. 2026.
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