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noun

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Recent Examples of shout
Verb
Protesters were seen shouting at agents wearing camouflage gear, helmets and gas masks. CBS News, 12 July 2025 Superboy shouts on the cover of Krypto’s debut issue. Daniel Dockery, Vulture, 11 July 2025
Noun
Those in T-shirts were among dozens at the Newport High School auditorium for the meeting, some offering applause or shouts of agreement as others spoke. Jolene Almendarez, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025 Martinez’s approval of the permit came amid shouts, screams, and disapproval from the crowd. Kamal Morgan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for shout
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shout
Verb
  • The inadvertent launch of the saucer was caught on videotape, as was the panic after Falcon’s older brother, Bradford, yelled that the 6-year-old could not be located.
    Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 18 July 2025
  • On July 5, 2025, Aaron came into my townhouse with his father and got within inches of my face and began yelling at me … with his right hand violently hit the bill of my hat with the back of his hand, which caused my hat to fly off my head.
    Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 18 July 2025
Verb
  • Cohost Mark Consuelos teed up the moment during Tuesday morning's host chat, which shifted to cover the topic of why exhaustive marathons often make people — both participants and spectators — cry.
    EW.com, EW.com, 15 July 2025
  • Citing a police report, Fox 35 and the News-Journal reported that Sullivan was waiting outside for Williams to show up to the home with her food delivery when her baby began to cry inside the home.
    Sean Neumann, People.com, 15 July 2025
Noun
  • Hunt, Texas — Ever since dawn on the Fourth of July, a broken hearts club bigger than Texas has been forced to imagine the speed of water and the screams of children.
    Bill Weir, CNN Money, 14 July 2025
  • Factory workers heard screams, but couldn’t save their colleague.
    Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 14 July 2025
Verb
  • There was a big group assembled on the other side of the street, huddled together under the orange cone of a street light, clapping and hollering and stamping their feet.
    Clare Sestanovich, New Yorker, 13 July 2025
  • The kids are running around, hollering and screaming, having a good ‘ole time, and Frankie Beverly and Maze are blaring through the speakers.
    Essence, Essence, 16 June 2025
Noun
  • Former player Maria Sharapova’s world-class shrieks were once measured at 101 decibels — roughly the level of a pneumatic drill.
    Brandon Griggs, CNN Money, 8 July 2025
  • Pretty soon, the whine of the gears, the shriek of the diff, and the sheer cacophony of combustion make conversation all but impossible.
    Tim Pitt, Robb Report, 28 May 2025
Verb
  • However, today most young people rarely call each other.
    Andrea Wigfield, CNN, 14 Feb. 2023
  • Marx himself would call DEI a classic case of ideology, a set of benign-seeming ideas that disguise the workings of the rulers, in this case empowered progressives.
    WSJ, WSJ, 14 Feb. 2023
Noun
  • When the spotlight hit vocalist Noah Sebastian, a decidedly un-metal chorus of teenage squeals filled the air.
    Cal Roach, jsonline.com, 5 July 2025
  • The gym was quiet, echoing only the squeal of sneakers and pounding of the basketball instead of the music and laughter that typically accompany a pregame training session.
    Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 5 June 2025

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“Shout.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shout. Accessed 23 Jul. 2025.

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