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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
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 Beyond Seoul, Time Out shouted out other cool areas in cities like Bogotá, Glasgow, Mumbai and Los Angeles. Lilit Marcus, CNN Money, 19 Sep. 2026 Even as the actors shouted in counterfeit pain from the next room, the subjects continued to administer increasingly intense shocks they’d been told could lead to unconsciousness or even death. Literary Hub, 18 Sep. 2026 When the council took over the conversation, several members of the audience shouted to issue a bond or reach out to developers to see if there is a generous patron within the city willing to give the council and the community a viable alternative. Noah Daly, Idaho Statesman, 17 Sep. 2026 Richard Gray, the chief meteorologist in charge of the Miami Weather Bureau, reportedly shouted warnings from his downtown office window before taking to the streets to tell residents that the storm was not over. Hank Tester, CBS News, 17 Sep. 2026 Alonso threw his bat and shouted toward his teammates in the visiting dugout upon impact — an image Mets fans can instantly recall from his most famous long ball with New York in 2024’s wild-card series. Will Sammon, New York Times, 16 Sep. 2026 Emmys presenter and huge fan Marcello Hernández shouted out the newlyweds from the stage, saying hi to Zendaya. Leigh Blickley, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Sep. 2026 Over the past few years, the star has shouted out her children a number of times. Jessica Booth, PEOPLE, 15 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
  • The report said officers yelled for Hardy to stop and that the man rode through barricades and into the district.
    Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 16 Sep. 2026
  • In the real video of Rowe attempting to interview Sarkisian, the coach yelled a few Texas cheers before rushing away from the veteran sideline reporter to join his team’s celebration.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 16 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
  • 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
  • Giacchino remembered how calm her own teacher had remained while children cried around her.
    Jasmine Baehr, FOXNews.com, 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
  • Eric Cartman The terrifically foul-mouthed, plus-sized adolescent made his debut in the pilot episode of South Park, which follows the japes and scrapes of Cartman and his pals Kyle, Stan, and Kenny in the titular Colorado enclave.
    Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 10 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 22 Sep. 2026.

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