screamed

past tense of scream
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Recent Examples of screamed 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 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 Then, Lindenmeyer slipped the ring on his fiancée’s finger as her fellow dancers screamed in excitement. Raven Brunner, PEOPLE, 8 Sep. 2025 But his 17-yard run came up one yard short of a touchdown, and the junior screamed in what appeared to be agony over a right leg injury. Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 8 Sep. 2025 Steve Jobs screamed from time to time as self-therapy. Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune, 3 Sep. 2025 The symbolism is a little over-the-top if this is the case, but then again, this is a show for teens based on a YA novel, also for teens, and sometimes the symbolism needs to be screamed in ALL CAPS. Sam Reed, Glamour, 29 Aug. 2025 But while the stat sheet screamed consistency, the visuals told a different story. Devlina Sarkar, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Aug. 2025 Kenishea Frierson saw her uncle's bloody body, but what stood out most is how her mom screamed and cried that day. Brad Schmitt, The Tennessean, 21 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for screamed
Verb
  • Close enough to feel, far enough that our guides only laughed.
    Daniel Scheffler, Forbes.com, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Seinfeld said sarcastically to the hecklers as the audience laughed and cheered.
    Zack Sharf, Variety, 10 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Prosecutors describe the laws as an invaluable tool against would-be attackers, but civil liberties groups have long complained of overreach.
    Hannah Allam, ProPublica, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Advertisement The panel has already obtained roughly 33,000 pages of records from the Justice Department, though Democrats have complained those disclosures contained little new information.
    Nik Popli, Time, 9 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • After months of gaining a foster dog's trust, one woman squealed with excitement when the canine finally showed her first sign of accepting the love.
    Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Aug. 2025
  • Book girlies everywhere breathed out a sigh of relief, and then squealed at the TV, as one of the quintessential Belly-Conrad moments from book 3 delivered everything and more.
    Julia Moore, People.com, 7 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • 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
  • Two teen-age girls, joining a crowd trailing him, giggled and teared up.
    Zach Helfand, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • 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
  • Washington yelled, according to Reynolds.
    Christina Dugan Ramirez, FOXNews.com, 7 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Some of the 14 men chuckled, not quite sold.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 24 Aug. 2025
  • The audience chuckled — what a wild title!
    Michael Schneider, Variety, 20 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • From the other room, the victim moaned.
    Stephanie Kuzydym, The Courier-Journal, 15 Aug. 2025
  • Yankees fans have moaned and groaned about Aaron Boone’s deployment of Williams in crucial situations this season, and it’s only exacerbated now that every game counts in the postseason race.
    Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 9 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • This time in response, the president smiled.
    Jillian Frankel, People.com, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Asked what his father would think about the Overland Park restaurant, Eid smiled.
    Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 11 Sep. 2025

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