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shouted

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verb

past tense of shout

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of shouted
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
Another customer shouted out the Peppercorn Steak Market meal kit offered by the store. — Sadie Chafe, FOXNews.com, 2 Oct. 2026 Carbone shouted out to the crowd from The Grill’s balcony in a Tom Ford tuxedo. — Elise Taylor, Vanity Fair, 2 Oct. 2026 Former Braves infielder Orlando Arcia shouted that taunt in the visiting clubhouse after Phillies slugger Bryce Harper’s base-running mistake ended Game 2 of the 2023 National League Division Series. — Michael Cunningham, AJC.com, 1 Oct. 2026 The debate briefly derailed the meeting as the mayor, controller and council members continually shouted over each other, prompting the mayor to ultimately pause the meeting. — Isaac Yu, Houston Chronicle, 30 Sep. 2026 During her speech, SZA shouted out New Jersey’s own Lauryn Hill, who attended the same high school as her. — Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 25 Sep. 2026 What began as a pointed statement quickly expanded into a communal anthem, driven by a hook built to be shouted back. — Brittney Williams, Billboard, 23 Sep. 2026 On Tuesday at the United Nations, CNN's Kaitlin Collins stood with other journalists and shouted a question about the unpopularity of the war in Iran. — David Folkenflik, NPR, 23 Sep. 2026 Some Providence parents shook their heads as the clock wound down; others shouted expletives toward school administrators and Nazareth players. — Lila Hempel-Edgers, Chicago Tribune, 19 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shouted
Adjective
  • Often made by anonymous rappers and producers with a monkish dedication to their craft, this isn’t rap for the live show but for the headphones, music where every muttered word and barely-there snare matters.
    — Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 26 June 2026
Verb
  • As the couple fought back, Evans' wife yelled for their children, ages 8 and 12, to get out of the house, according to the police report.
    — Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 29 Sep. 2026
  • Around five people stood nearby and yelled at the agent to stop.
    — Cybele Mayes-Osterman, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026
Adjective
  • For many leaders, the phrase conjures up whispered alliances, opportunistic loyalty, self-interested maneuvering and the slow poisoning of organizational culture.
    — Harrison Monarth, Forbes.com, 31 May 2026
Verb
  • Several stars, pros, and judges cried during the Dancing With the Stars season 35 premiere.
    — Entertainment Weekly, Entertainment Weekly, 17 Sep. 2026
  • Interviewees describe hacking little girls’ phones to see when their fathers came home and then bombing their houses, listening while the people on the line screamed and pleaded for help, while mothers cried over their burning daughters.
    — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 10 Sep. 2026
Adjective
  • 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
Verb
  • Families climbed to their rooftops and hollered for rescuers.
    — Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2026
  • As players and coaches hooted and hollered for Richman’s win, Mills socked a cheering Richman with a right hook to his facemask.
    — PJ Green, Kansas City Star, 13 Aug. 2026
Adjective
  • That praise rings true more than a decade later thanks to joke after filthy joke, cameo after foul-mouthed cameo, scare after genuine scare.
    — Sara Netzley, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Sep. 2026
  • No one, in my opinion, comes close to this selfish, foul-mouthed and stupid showman.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 9 Sep. 2026
Adjective
  • 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 6 Oct. 2026.

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