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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
Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 21 Jan. 2026
In his short speech Ralph shouted out the many activists in the book — young then, veteranos now — who were in the audience.
—Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 18 Jan. 2026
Chalamet shouted out to O'Leary during his speech at the Golden Globes on Sunday, after winning Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Motion Picture, Musical or Comedy.
—Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Jan. 2026
Fast-forward to today, where the name being shouted in the streets is none other than Reza Pahlavi--son of the dictator overthrown by the Islamic Revolution in 1979.
—Arkansas Online, 15 Jan. 2026
In an interview with The Washington Post after the viral back-and-forth, 40-year-old TJ Sabula identified himself as the factory worker who shouted at the president.
—Sarah Fortinsky, The Hill, 14 Jan. 2026
In his speech, Chalamet shouted out those who have supported him in his career, including his costars, parents and Jenner.
—Jack Smart, PEOPLE, 12 Jan. 2026
There were conflicting orders shouted at her by agents to variously get out of the car or move.
—Sal Rodriguez, Oc Register, 12 Jan. 2026
Fast-forward to today, where the name being shouted in the streets is none other than Reza Pahlavi — the son of the dictator overthrown by the Islamic Revolution in 1979.
—Talla Mountjoy, Chicago Tribune, 12 Jan. 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
The trucks were mounted with heavy machine guns and were moving in convoys with weapons firing into the darkness as armed men shouted commands.
—Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 21 Jan. 2026
In his short speech Ralph shouted out the many activists in the book — young then, veteranos now — who were in the audience.
—Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 18 Jan. 2026
Chalamet shouted out to O'Leary during his speech at the Golden Globes on Sunday, after winning Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Motion Picture, Musical or Comedy.
—Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Jan. 2026
Fast-forward to today, where the name being shouted in the streets is none other than Reza Pahlavi--son of the dictator overthrown by the Islamic Revolution in 1979.
—Arkansas Online, 15 Jan. 2026
In an interview with The Washington Post after the viral back-and-forth, 40-year-old TJ Sabula identified himself as the factory worker who shouted at the president.
—Sarah Fortinsky, The Hill, 14 Jan. 2026
In his speech, Chalamet shouted out those who have supported him in his career, including his costars, parents and Jenner.
—Jack Smart, PEOPLE, 12 Jan. 2026
There were conflicting orders shouted at her by agents to variously get out of the car or move.
—Sal Rodriguez, Oc Register, 12 Jan. 2026
Fast-forward to today, where the name being shouted in the streets is none other than Reza Pahlavi — the son of the dictator overthrown by the Islamic Revolution in 1979.
—Talla Mountjoy, Chicago Tribune, 12 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shouted
Verb
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Men in nearby cells also yelled for help, the lawsuit says.—
Kelly Davis,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
24 Jan. 2026
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Some yelled at dispatchers, others were calm.—
Nichole Manna,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
23 Jan. 2026
Verb
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The kids were up at daybreak, congregating beneath the parachute, having already swung on the rope swing, picked on one another, cried a little, and gotten into a cooler of sodas.—
Paige Williams,
New Yorker,
12 Jan. 2026
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Jane and Darlene have both cried on the runway recently.—
Jason P. Frank,
Vulture,
10 Jan. 2026
Verb
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But Vrabel stopped the photographer and hollered another directive.—
Chad Graff,
New York Times,
7 Jan. 2026
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Bostwick asked as the audience hollered.—
Audrey Gibbs,
Nashville Tennessean,
23 Oct. 2025
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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While one of them reconstructs fragments of silently mouthed words from throat vibrations, the other interprets emotional and contextual signals, such as the time of day or weather conditions, to expand short phrases into complete sentences.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
19 Jan. 2026
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Peacock has dropped the official red band trailer for Season 2 of Seth MacFarlane‘s Ted (appropriately red band for the foul-mouthed teddy bear).—
Denise Petski,
Deadline,
15 Jan. 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 25 Jan. 2026.
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