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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
Sais said the men shouted homophobic and racist slurs before punching him, knocking him to the ground and leaving him with injuries to his face and head. Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 7 Sep. 2026 The man called the flight attendant, who is Black, a racial slur and also shouted anti-gay remarks, according to the outlet. Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 5 Sep. 2026 The audience, after laughing audibly throughout the screening, shouted praise at the cast and crew. Jack Smart, PEOPLE, 3 Sep. 2026 The victim parked in a driveway and reported that Jones passed the house, turned around, stopped in front, and shouted threats, the Sheriff’s Office said. Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 Sep. 2026 One shopper shouted out the spacious front pockets, and another loved their sporty vibe. Annie Blackman, InStyle, 25 Aug. 2026 Safal Prakash Shrestha/NurPhoto/Getty Protesters shouted slogans denouncing the police and government over alleged delays in taking action to find the missing girl, and then to find the perpetrators. Arshad R. Zargar, CBS News, 25 Aug. 2026 Family members shouted for help and repeatedly pressed an emergency call button, but no one responded, according to the report. Tamia Fowlkes, jsonline.com, 20 Aug. 2026 During his emotional remarks, Johnson also shouted out his younger daughters, Jasmine and Tiana, who were watching at home. Angelique Jackson, Variety, 16 Aug. 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
  • Mincey yelled out as the climb leveled out for the final time.
    Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 5 Sep. 2026
  • When the boy and his grandmother got into difficulty in the water, his siblings, ages 4 and 6, yelled to attract the attention of bystanders.
    Latoya Gayle, PEOPLE, 29 Aug. 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
  • Following the official announcement, Popovich and Dion cried tears of joy during an interview with Nashville’s Fox 17 News.
    Kathleen Perricone, Entertainment Weekly, 28 Aug. 2026
  • The comedian also said that Chelsea cried when the pair’s visit ended early due to a tornado warning in the area.
    Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 27 Aug. 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
  • 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
  • Nearby, other passengers screamed and hollered for their lives.
    Reeti Malhotra, Sacbee.com, 24 July 2026
Adjective
  • Bigger, Longer & Uncut, in which the flatulent Canadian comedians Terrance and Phillip outrage the parents of South Park with their foul-mouthed hit comedy Asses of Fire.
    Damon Wise, Deadline, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Banderas, 65, portrays the Portuguese chef whom Bourdain works for at the Dreadnaught, while Woodall, 29, Stavros Halkias and Michael Jibrin portray the potty-mouthed, hard-partying cooks Bourdain works with.
    Tommy McArdle, PEOPLE, 20 July 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 8 Sep. 2026.

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