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
Laugh out loud with Wanda Sykes, an Emmy-winning stand-up comedian, writer, actress and producer in show business for more than 20 years.
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Hema Sivanandam, Mercury News, 12 Jan. 2026
Assembly Bill 877, by Assemblymember Diane Dixon, R-Newport Beach, would have said the unspeakable out loud — explicitly notifying health insurance companies that residential treatment in California is mostly non-medical and should be billed that way.
—Teri Sforza, Oc Register, 12 Jan. 2026
They are only said out loud and never spoken into a phone.
—Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 11 Jan. 2026
Talk about saying the quiet part out loud!
—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 7 Jan. 2026
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Hema Sivanandam, Mercury News, 12 Jan. 2026
Assembly Bill 877, by Assemblymember Diane Dixon, R-Newport Beach, would have said the unspeakable out loud — explicitly notifying health insurance companies that residential treatment in California is mostly non-medical and should be billed that way.
—Teri Sforza, Oc Register, 12 Jan. 2026
They are only said out loud and never spoken into a phone.
—Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 11 Jan. 2026
Talk about saying the quiet part out loud!
—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 7 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for out loud
Recent Examples of Synonyms for out loud
Adverb
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The co-hosts wondered aloud whether or not Brooklyn should have aired his grievances toward his family so openly.—
Elisabeth Sherman,
Parents,
21 Jan. 2026
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Sarah Thomas, the synagogue’s first vice president, read an address by Rabbi Rick Jacobs, the URJ’s president, aloud during the service.—
Grace Gilson,
Sun Sentinel,
20 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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In June of 2023 he was arrested for possession of a gun by a felon and was out on bail at the time of the killing.—
City News Service,
Oc Register,
22 Jan. 2026
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Also, to reduce energy bills, open shades if the sun's out, close them at night, and unplug electronics that are plugged in but not on.—
Marissa Sulek,
CBS News,
22 Jan. 2026
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“Out loud.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/out%20loud. Accessed 23 Jan. 2026.
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