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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
Kim Willis, USA Today, 11 May 2026
According to Reaves, Goble shouted directly in his face before the ball went up.
—Devon Henderson, New York Times, 9 May 2026
Hometown hero Marcello Hernandez shouted out Sammy while breaking down his outfit to Vogue magazine at the Met Gala in NYC.
—Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 8 May 2026
Councilmembers and board members shouted back and forth at each other after council had asked for a pause and negotiations on the proposal.
—Dan Snyder, CBS News, 7 May 2026
Sakeena shouted from the sofa, still filled with fire after refusing the lactulose.
—Literary Hub, 4 May 2026
For more than 10 minutes, officers shouted at Lopez to drop his 6-inch butcher knife, according to a report by then-Police Chief Michel Moore and POST’s investigation.
—Los Angeles Times, 2 May 2026
The teenager also at one point approached the room where the Gay-Straight Alliance club met — also in G-Hall — shouted a homophobic slur at the students there and fired at them, two witnesses told investigators.
—Shelly Bradbury, Denver Post, 1 May 2026
At his Heisman Trophy ceremony in December, Fernando Mendoza shouted out his mother, dedicating the award to her.
—Mason Leib, ABC News, 23 Apr. 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
Millie Bobby Brown shouted out adoptive moms on her first Mother's Day.
—Kim Willis, USA Today, 11 May 2026
According to Reaves, Goble shouted directly in his face before the ball went up.
—Devon Henderson, New York Times, 9 May 2026
Hometown hero Marcello Hernandez shouted out Sammy while breaking down his outfit to Vogue magazine at the Met Gala in NYC.
—Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 8 May 2026
Councilmembers and board members shouted back and forth at each other after council had asked for a pause and negotiations on the proposal.
—Dan Snyder, CBS News, 7 May 2026
Sakeena shouted from the sofa, still filled with fire after refusing the lactulose.
—Literary Hub, 4 May 2026
For more than 10 minutes, officers shouted at Lopez to drop his 6-inch butcher knife, according to a report by then-Police Chief Michel Moore and POST’s investigation.
—Los Angeles Times, 2 May 2026
The teenager also at one point approached the room where the Gay-Straight Alliance club met — also in G-Hall — shouted a homophobic slur at the students there and fired at them, two witnesses told investigators.
—Shelly Bradbury, Denver Post, 1 May 2026
At his Heisman Trophy ceremony in December, Fernando Mendoza shouted out his mother, dedicating the award to her.
—Mason Leib, ABC News, 23 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shouted
Verb
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Whatever those fans yelled at Leonsis, however mean-spirited the social media posts were, the moment has shifted.—
Barry Svrluga,
New York Times,
14 May 2026
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Hosted by comedian Greg Davies, tonight’s awards represented BAFTA and the BBC’s first big test since the Film Awards, when tourette’s campaigner John Davidson involuntarily yelled a racial slur at the stars of Sinners.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
10 May 2026
Verb
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Josh Allen cried at his postgame news conference, and head coach Sean McDermott was fired in the aftermath.—
Saad Yousuf,
New York Times,
15 May 2026
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When she was sentenced to 30 days in jail, Williams cried.—
Caroline Blair,
PEOPLE,
14 May 2026
Verb
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Another friend of mine hollered that to me at the Parkway Gardens, and that’s how Mickey came in.—
Preezy Brown,
VIBE.com,
11 May 2026
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The families hollered in celebration and got an extra moment for photos once the popemobile stopped so Leo could bless a couple of babies.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
10 Apr. 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 foul-mouthed teddy bear wants an Emmy.—
Clayton Davis,
Variety,
12 May 2026
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Royals broadcaster Eric Hosmer summed up the fan response to that Erceg foul-mouthed slip-up.—
Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
4 May 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 18 May. 2026.
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