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shout

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noun

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Recent Examples of shout
Verb
The payoff Social media has never been about shouting into the void. Allen Buchanan, Oc Register, 30 Aug. 2025 Without hearing aids, someone would need to shout for Sid to be able to hear them. Alec Johnson, jsonline.com, 30 Aug. 2025
Noun
The final surprise came when his grandma’s excited shouts filled her home as Eric shocked her in her kitchen. Allison Moses, USA Today, 25 Aug. 2025 The biggest twist, with the loudest shout. Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 15 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for shout
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shout
Verb
  • Shortly after, an on-site psychological associate stationed in the unit heard someone yell — the person was threatening to hang themselves.
    Vanessa Swales, jsonline.com, 26 Aug. 2025
  • There are whispered auctions in Italy and simultaneous-yelling auctions in Japan.
    Sam Knight, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • 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
  • More importantly, the most recent of these sightings, just two years ago, was by a railroad passenger, so keep a lookout for a tall, hairy figure, or for massive footprints, which are also commonly reported, and listen for the mysterious creature’s spine-tingling howls.
    The Editors, Outside, 31 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Colman recalled crying on the set of the BBC's TV adaptation of Les Misérables after a scene in which her character hits a child.
    Daysia Tolentino, Entertainment Weekly, 6 Sep. 2025
  • In episode 3, which came out in April, Howard’s character cries when Seth Rogen’s studio head character gives him a difficult piece of feedback, resulting in Howard angrily throwing his signature baseball cap at him.
    Brian Anthony Hernandez, PEOPLE, 6 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Cool Game-Day Uniforms Football matches and homecoming scream fall, and who better than Taylor Swift to prove that dressing up for game-day can be as easy as cheering on your friends from the the stands.
    Michelle Lee, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2025
  • The episode recontextualizes the Gorn’s terrifying scream.
    Keith Phipps, Vulture, 4 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The pair is seen crawling through a wildflower field, dancing, and jumping, but also hollering at each other, brandishing knives, and at some point, Lawrence licks a window with zeal.
    Mankaprr Conteh, Rolling Stone, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Martin was onstage with Sweeney, Michôd and the rest of the cast as the Princess of Wales Theatre crowd hollered.
    Tatiana Siegel, Variety, 5 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • From there, most of the trailer consists of rapid-fire flashes of unsettling imagery, including a man yelling with blood dripping from his mouth, muddy human footsteps on a hardwood floor, blood rinsing down a bathtub drain, and a distressed shriek from Indy.
    Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 23 Aug. 2025
  • After a brief chat with the other players in my group, we are whisked down stairs and along corridors – whose décor is akin to that found in a Scottish castle – passing doors from which come shrieks of denunciation and denial.
    Leo Barraclough, Variety, 4 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Southlake Carroll’s game against Hebron was also called official with the Dragons leading 35-7 in the third quarter.
    Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Sep. 2025
  • Representatives for James have called the fraud claims made against her politically motivated and false.
    Robert Faturechi, ProPublica, 6 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Korean pop star Cha Eun-woo draws squeals from the crowd of fans gathered out front, while security ushers Lacy through a small throng of civilians on the side of the building, up to where he’s supposed to have his photo taken.
    Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 14 Aug. 2025
  • After the initial squeals and giggles, Taylor Swift fans immediately got to work, combing all seven photos of Swift for outfit details and clues about their relationship status.
    Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 25 July 2025

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“Shout.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shout. Accessed 8 Sep. 2025.

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