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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
Amy McDaniel, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 June 2026
Organizers of Athens PrideFest are condemning a group of individuals who displayed Nazi symbols and shouted hateful rhetoric during the city's annual Pride celebration Saturday.
—Zachary Bynum, CBS News, 8 June 2026
Most recently, in December 2025, Paltrow shouted out Falchuck, to whom she's been married since 2018, during her acceptance speech for the Sherry Lansing Leadership Award at The Hollywood Reporter’s Women in Entertainment gala.
—Marina Watts, Entertainment Weekly, 8 June 2026
The group shouted the lyrics of the chorus into the camera as the stadium erupted in energy.
—Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 5 June 2026
Commissioner John Herbst said while some in the audience shouted over him.
—Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 3 June 2026
Several petites shouted out these wide-leg pants as friendly for smaller frames.
—Annie Blackman, InStyle, 2 June 2026
As the conference finals-clinching celebration took over the ice, one of the newest members of the Hurricanes grabbed the team’s owner around the shoulder and shouted into his ear about what the latest win meant.
—James Mirtle, New York Times, 2 June 2026
Counter-protesters showed up toward the end and shouted toward the Hernandez supporters and the two sides exchanged some words before dispersing.
—Marisa Ingemi, Los Angeles Times, 31 May 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
Some in the crowd shouted at each other as deputies surrounded them to calm the tension.
—Amy McDaniel, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 June 2026
Organizers of Athens PrideFest are condemning a group of individuals who displayed Nazi symbols and shouted hateful rhetoric during the city's annual Pride celebration Saturday.
—Zachary Bynum, CBS News, 8 June 2026
Most recently, in December 2025, Paltrow shouted out Falchuck, to whom she's been married since 2018, during her acceptance speech for the Sherry Lansing Leadership Award at The Hollywood Reporter’s Women in Entertainment gala.
—Marina Watts, Entertainment Weekly, 8 June 2026
The group shouted the lyrics of the chorus into the camera as the stadium erupted in energy.
—Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 5 June 2026
Commissioner John Herbst said while some in the audience shouted over him.
—Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 3 June 2026
Several petites shouted out these wide-leg pants as friendly for smaller frames.
—Annie Blackman, InStyle, 2 June 2026
As the conference finals-clinching celebration took over the ice, one of the newest members of the Hurricanes grabbed the team’s owner around the shoulder and shouted into his ear about what the latest win meant.
—James Mirtle, New York Times, 2 June 2026
Counter-protesters showed up toward the end and shouted toward the Hernandez supporters and the two sides exchanged some words before dispersing.
—Marisa Ingemi, Los Angeles Times, 31 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shouted
Adjective
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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
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But she was saved by three bystanders who yelled out, scaring him off and chasing him through the park, sources said.—
Rocco Parascandola,
New York Daily News,
13 June 2026
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Chalamet yelled while courtside.—
Clare Fisher,
PEOPLE,
11 June 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
Verb
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Freeman visibly cried as the victim’s father, along with the slain youth’s longtime girlfriend and younger brother, gave statements, too, the mother said.—
Emma Seiwell,
New York Daily News,
13 June 2026
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Savannah Guthrie cried while discussing her return to Today on Jenna & Sheinelle.—
Leigh Blickley,
Entertainment Weekly,
8 June 2026
Adjective
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This occurred one week before West and Amanda publicly announced their situationship on Instagram in a mealy-mouthed statement that sounded like it was written by ChatGPT.—
Marlow Stern,
Variety,
3 June 2026
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But his profile skyrocketed thanks to his sublime turn as the loud-mouthed Al Czervik, a real estate developer who runs afoul of Ted Knight's square Elihu Smails.—
Randall Colburn,
Entertainment Weekly,
28 May 2026
Verb
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After beating the throw to first base, Bowen clapped his hands together and hollered a few times.—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
9 June 2026
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After one downfield completion from Drake Maye at the second practice of the spring, New England Patriots offensive lineman Morgan Moses hollered in the direction of rookie Caleb Lomu.—
Chad Graff,
New York Times,
27 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 15 Jun. 2026.
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