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to speak so as to be heard at a distance
well-wishers shouted to departing passengers from the dock
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Recent Examples of shouted
Sam Sodomsky, Pitchfork, 7 Jan. 2026
Christine Smallwood, Harpers Magazine, 24 Mar. 2026
Steve shouted, in Hertzberg’s recollection.
—Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 24 Mar. 2026
After Curfman and her husband shouted Felix's name with no luck, the Scott County Sheriff's Office was called.
—Jason Rantala, CBS News, 24 Mar. 2026
At the mention of the pin, a woman shouted out the most memorable line from JFK’s inaugural address in 1961.
—Mark Pazniokas, Hartford Courant, 23 Mar. 2026
Large crowds of anxious travelers piled toward security checkpoints, and TSA staff shouted through megaphones to tell people not to push one another.
—Seung Min Kim, Chicago Tribune, 22 Mar. 2026
Large big crowds of anxious travelers piled toward security checkpoints, and TSA staff shouted through megaphones to tell people not to push one another.
—ABC News, 22 Mar. 2026
When Lindy shouted, women listened.
—Helen Lewis, The Atlantic, 22 Mar. 2026
Conan O'Brien shouted out his friend, comedian Martin Short, at the end of the 98th Oscars.
—Marina Watts, Entertainment Weekly, 16 Mar. 2026
Adjective
This blend of styles is not only about presenting contrasts—clean versus shouted vocals, melodic versus dissonant riffs, headbanging versus moshing—but also preserving the murky in-between that only elevates the extreme.
—Sam Sodomsky, Pitchfork, 7 Jan. 2026
Verb
Cigarette smoke fogged the air, copyboys ran in and out, everyone shouted and no one listened.
—Christine Smallwood, Harpers Magazine, 24 Mar. 2026
Steve shouted, in Hertzberg’s recollection.
—Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 24 Mar. 2026
After Curfman and her husband shouted Felix's name with no luck, the Scott County Sheriff's Office was called.
—Jason Rantala, CBS News, 24 Mar. 2026
At the mention of the pin, a woman shouted out the most memorable line from JFK’s inaugural address in 1961.
—Mark Pazniokas, Hartford Courant, 23 Mar. 2026
Large crowds of anxious travelers piled toward security checkpoints, and TSA staff shouted through megaphones to tell people not to push one another.
—Seung Min Kim, Chicago Tribune, 22 Mar. 2026
Large big crowds of anxious travelers piled toward security checkpoints, and TSA staff shouted through megaphones to tell people not to push one another.
—ABC News, 22 Mar. 2026
When Lindy shouted, women listened.
—Helen Lewis, The Atlantic, 22 Mar. 2026
Conan O'Brien shouted out his friend, comedian Martin Short, at the end of the 98th Oscars.
—Marina Watts, Entertainment Weekly, 16 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shouted
Verb
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When the 22-year-old yelled, the toher man pointed his gun at him, charges say.—
WCCO Staff,
CBS News,
20 Mar. 2026
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Doncic yelled at the crowd and ran down court shaking his head.—
Broderick Turner,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Deputy Lisa Phillips cried on the stand about one of Afroman's more explicit songs that questioned her gender and sexuality.—
Rachel Treisman,
NPR,
19 Mar. 2026
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Dawn Nettles, who publishes the Lotto Report about lottery happenings and has cried foul over lottery irregularities, said attention should turn away from the gamblers and focus on state officials who presided over this mess.—
Dave Lieber,
Dallas Morning News,
19 Mar. 2026
Verb
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My husband heard the commotion and hollered at me for yelling at his sister.—
Jeanne Phillips,
Dallas Morning News,
22 Feb. 2026
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Dropkin, of Massachusetts, and Thiesse, of Minnesota, whooped and hollered after edging the hosts, hugging tightly.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
9 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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No photograph could catch the smell drifting from the nearby military barracks and Indian camps; capture the murmured swirl of French, English, Arapaho, and Lakota; or let a viewer feel the colliding anxieties and expectations that hung heavy over negotiations like this.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The late actor was nominated in the category alongside her co-star Kathryn Hahn, who plays foul-mouthed studio marketing executive Maya Mason in the Hollywood satire.—
Senior Television,
Los Angeles Times,
2 Mar. 2026
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Always good when our president cultivates an image of American athletes as petty, foul-mouthed vengeance seekers.—
Scott Ostler,
San Francisco Chronicle,
1 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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His wraparound, tight-quarters assist on a Keshad Johnson dunk in the second half breathed fire into the lungs of the home crowd.—
Bryce Miller Columnist,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
19 Nov. 2021
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“Shouted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shouted. Accessed 26 Mar. 2026.
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