1
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
Brown said as the crowd roared.
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Liz Goodwin The Washington Post, Arkansas Online, 25 May 2026
Brown said as the crowd roared.
—Liz Goodwin, Washington Post, 24 May 2026
The most powerful rocket in history just roared off its launch pad in a spectacular show of power and technology.
—Josh Dinner, Space.com, 23 May 2026
But Tottenham roared back to win a point.
—Michael Cox, New York Times, 22 May 2026
The audience roared with laughter.
—Jada Yuan, HollywoodReporter, 19 May 2026
The crowds roared with excitement.
—Brendan Connelly, Boston Herald, 18 May 2026
The Eaton Fire roared through here about 16 months ago.
—Elizabeth Robinson, NBC news, 15 May 2026
The morning’s calm weather was broken by a sudden, rough storm that roared in with strong winds, snow and waves up to eight feet high.
—Paul Rogers, Mercury News, 13 May 2026
Liz Goodwin The Washington Post, Arkansas Online, 25 May 2026
Brown said as the crowd roared.
—Liz Goodwin, Washington Post, 24 May 2026
The most powerful rocket in history just roared off its launch pad in a spectacular show of power and technology.
—Josh Dinner, Space.com, 23 May 2026
But Tottenham roared back to win a point.
—Michael Cox, New York Times, 22 May 2026
The audience roared with laughter.
—Jada Yuan, HollywoodReporter, 19 May 2026
The crowds roared with excitement.
—Brendan Connelly, Boston Herald, 18 May 2026
The Eaton Fire roared through here about 16 months ago.
—Elizabeth Robinson, NBC news, 15 May 2026
The morning’s calm weather was broken by a sudden, rough storm that roared in with strong winds, snow and waves up to eight feet high.
—Paul Rogers, Mercury News, 13 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for roared
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Jack White, who growled and grinded as the singer/guitarist of the White Stripes and has since positioned himself as a primal rock god on his own, is showing a new side as a sculptor with a show opening in a London gallery run by none other than Damien Hirst.—
Andy Battaglia,
ARTnews.com,
22 May 2026
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Mira growled into her watch, excitedly.—
Anna Wiener,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
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Video shows immigration authorities shoving a woman through a line of masked and armed guards and threatening to deploy pepper spray as protesters shouted at the agents.—
Robert McGreevy,
FOXNews.com,
26 May 2026
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Goldberg shouted with her arms outstretched.—
Joey Nolfi,
Entertainment Weekly,
21 May 2026
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Swift laughed and covered her face as fans cheered around them.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
24 May 2026
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Speranzo laughed and disagreed.—
John Koetsier,
Forbes.com,
23 May 2026
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Heavy equipment rumbled away on what is now red clay, no longer road asphalt, at the site Tuesday.—
Joe Marusak
May 14,
Charlotte Observer,
14 May 2026
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Trainor’s family and friends had followed the 30-year-old officer’s casket in a motorcade that rumbled through Federal Street, up to the church’s front doors.—
Colleen Cronin,
Boston Herald,
13 May 2026
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Agents yelled from every direction, and the thumps of a news helicopter overhead were deafening.—
Rob Picheta,
CNN Money,
28 May 2026
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Blue Jays manager John Schneider yelled at Pérez, but the situation did not escalate.—
CBS Miami Team,
CBS News,
28 May 2026
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As Spade giggled in her first-class seat, Shuter asked what could possibly be so funny in the magazine.—
Dan Adler,
Vanity Fair,
12 May 2026
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Aaron Boone, meanwhile, giggled over the way Sterling reacted to getting hit by a foul ball in the booth in 2023.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
4 May 2026
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After one match against Wolverhampton Wanderers in December 2021, when City had won 1-0 but had played sloppily in the final minutes, Guardiola bellowed at the subs and youth teamers who had not actually contributed.—
Sam Lee,
New York Times,
25 May 2026
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Within seconds of the Yankees recording the final out of Monday’s 12-1 win over the Orioles, John Sterling’s signature victory call bellowed from Yankee Stadium’s speakers.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
5 May 2026
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Trump has become the president who cried peace.—
David Goldman,
CNN Money,
24 May 2026
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Asked to expound on his near brush with death, Refn eventually broke down and cried, triggering a thunderous applause in the press conference.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
19 May 2026
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“Roared.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/roared. Accessed 31 May. 2026.
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