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 practice, this looks like drafting with AI and without it, comparing versions, and being asked to justify choices out loud.
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Kristi Girdharry, The Conversation, 16 Mar. 2026
The child’s native mode of learning, asking questions out loud, finally has a tireless respondent.
—Gerald Bradshaw, Chicago Tribune, 13 Mar. 2026
United Airlines recently added a new headphone policy to their Contract of Carriage, which states that the company can now deny boarding to anyone playing their audio out loud on a personal device—and can even ban them for life.
—Francesca Krempa, Travel + Leisure, 12 Mar. 2026
One person calls himself The Man The Myth The Legend R-I-Z-G-O-D RizGod Baby, for cyring out loud.
—Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Mar. 2026
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Kristi Girdharry, The Conversation, 16 Mar. 2026
The child’s native mode of learning, asking questions out loud, finally has a tireless respondent.
—Gerald Bradshaw, Chicago Tribune, 13 Mar. 2026
United Airlines recently added a new headphone policy to their Contract of Carriage, which states that the company can now deny boarding to anyone playing their audio out loud on a personal device—and can even ban them for life.
—Francesca Krempa, Travel + Leisure, 12 Mar. 2026
One person calls himself The Man The Myth The Legend R-I-Z-G-O-D RizGod Baby, for cyring out loud.
—Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for out loud
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During our test drive on the outskirts of Albufeira, Portugal, the virtual assistant—a cute talking helmet avatar named LittleBenz—quickly found several restaurants with great wine reviews (from Google), going so far as to read some top reviews aloud.—
Sean Evans,
Robb Report,
24 Mar. 2026
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Otake at one point asked her to read aloud the birthday card her husband gave her on the morning of the hike.—
Meredith Deliso,
ABC News,
24 Mar. 2026
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Another homeowner had to hire a private plumbing company to suck the sewage out last week.—
Dave Savini,
CBS News,
25 Mar. 2026
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Fame is more diffuse as content creators often out-earn traditional artists, though Hollywood still carries a gravitational pull.—
Grant Rindner,
Rolling Stone,
25 Mar. 2026
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“Out loud.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/out%20loud. Accessed 29 Mar. 2026.
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