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as in growled
to make a long loud deep noise or cry
the car's engine roared as it sped away
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2
as in shouted
to speak so as to be heard at a distance
when we arrived at the house we could hear our friend roaring at someone inside, so we discreetly left
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as in laughed
to show mirth with an explosive vocal sound
a madcap comedy that had movie audiences roaring all summer long
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Recent Examples of roared
The chain of landforms to the west of Kauai is so small that it was not easily spotted in the satellite images taken as Kiko roared across the Pacific toward Hawaii as a Category 4 hurricane.
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Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
Today, the brand roared back to New York City with a full collection.
—Doug Melville, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
As Oracle shares roared 36% higher companies that provide the chips and systems for its buildout — or even compete with it — saw their stocks boom on Wednesday.
—Kif Leswing, CNBC, 10 Sep. 2025
More Getty Images But on Monday, the Big Cat roared back, sending shockwaves through the golf world with his first public swing since surgery.
—Devlina Sarkar, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025
The crowd roared for each—Erica from Italy (Swedish), Len from Canada (Thai), Wim from Belgium (Eastern freestyle), and so on.
—Sarah Larson, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2025
On Saturday night, after the audience of the Royal Alexandra Theatre roared in a standing ovation for Fraser and his director, Hikari (Beef, 37 Seconds), the star became visibly choked up talking about the themes of Rental Family.
—Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Sep. 2025
On Wednesday, as one of Jeffrey Epstein’s victims spoke outside the Capitol, pleading for government candor, fighter jets roared overhead, briefly drowning her out.
—Michelle Goldberg, Mercury News, 6 Sep. 2025
So far in 2025, the economy has generated 85,000 new jobs a month, down from 168,000 last year and an average 400,000 a month during the hiring boom of 2021-2023 as the United States roared back from COVID-19 lockdowns.
—Paul Wiseman, Fortune, 5 Sep. 2025
Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
Today, the brand roared back to New York City with a full collection.
—Doug Melville, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
As Oracle shares roared 36% higher companies that provide the chips and systems for its buildout — or even compete with it — saw their stocks boom on Wednesday.
—Kif Leswing, CNBC, 10 Sep. 2025
More Getty Images But on Monday, the Big Cat roared back, sending shockwaves through the golf world with his first public swing since surgery.
—Devlina Sarkar, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025
The crowd roared for each—Erica from Italy (Swedish), Len from Canada (Thai), Wim from Belgium (Eastern freestyle), and so on.
—Sarah Larson, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2025
On Saturday night, after the audience of the Royal Alexandra Theatre roared in a standing ovation for Fraser and his director, Hikari (Beef, 37 Seconds), the star became visibly choked up talking about the themes of Rental Family.
—Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Sep. 2025
On Wednesday, as one of Jeffrey Epstein’s victims spoke outside the Capitol, pleading for government candor, fighter jets roared overhead, briefly drowning her out.
—Michelle Goldberg, Mercury News, 6 Sep. 2025
So far in 2025, the economy has generated 85,000 new jobs a month, down from 168,000 last year and an average 400,000 a month during the hiring boom of 2021-2023 as the United States roared back from COVID-19 lockdowns.
—Paul Wiseman, Fortune, 5 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for roared
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The plane’s window shades remained closed for the entire flight, and a guard at the front of the plane shouted at anyone who spoke.—
Jonathan Blitzer,
New Yorker,
8 Sep. 2025
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Michel Iluz, whose son Guy Iluz was killed while captive in Gaza, shouted into the microphone at the Jerusalem protest, the pain in his voice mounting to a howl.—
WAFAA SHURAFA,
Arkansas Online,
7 Sep. 2025
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Close enough to feel, far enough that our guides only laughed.—
Daniel Scheffler,
Forbes.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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Seinfeld said sarcastically to the hecklers as the audience laughed and cheered.—
Zack Sharf,
Variety,
10 Sep. 2025
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Tanks rumbled through Tiananmen Square, a location that offered a stark reminder of how authoritarian states can violently crush democratic movements.—
Elizabeth Shackelford,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Sep. 2025
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The early-morning thunderstorms that rumbled across the Sacramento and San Joaquin valleys Tuesday also produced nearly 10,000 dry lightning strikes, sparking wildfires from the Mother Lode to the grasslands of eastern Sacramento County.—
Darrell Smith,
Sacbee.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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Plus, after spotting Faulkner’s three daughters, Jan, Barbara and Leslie, on the sidelines during filming of The Undefeated in Mexico, Wayne yelled for wardrobe and put the young girls in the movie.—
Mike Barnes,
HollywoodReporter,
8 Sep. 2025
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Washington yelled, according to Reynolds.—
Christina Dugan Ramirez,
FOXNews.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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Some of the guys smiled and giggled throughout her introduction, which stoked plenty of ire from viewers online.—
Charles Trepany,
USA Today,
29 Aug. 2025
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Two teen-age girls, joining a crowd trailing him, giggled and teared up.—
Zach Helfand,
New Yorker,
25 Aug. 2025
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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
Verb
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Gomez said her tween sister cried while watching Inside Out 2.—
Daysia Tolentino,
Entertainment Weekly,
13 Sep. 2025
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That her mom cried in the courtroom because the judge wouldn’t give her probation.—
Manuel Muñoz,
Literary Hub,
11 Sep. 2025
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Witnesses screamed in horror and fled for cover after the bullet struck Kirk in the neck.—
Michael Ruiz , Peter D'Abrosca , Julia Bonavita , Sarah Rumpf-Whitten , David Spunt , CB Cotton,
FOXNews.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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Images shared on social media showed flames shooting high into the air as people screamed and ran from the scene in the Iztapalapa borough.—
Rocío Muñoz-Ledo,
CNN Money,
11 Sep. 2025
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“Roared.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/roared. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.
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