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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
The staff member leading the group says the man cussed at them, shouted derogatory names and continued to reference guns. Olivia Young, CBS News, 31 July 2026 The Storm put out an apology after a team co-owner allegedly shouted insults at the girls during the game. Jackson Thompson Outkick, FOXNews.com, 30 July 2026 Depp made appearances in full costume as the Charles Dickens character, interacting with fans who shouted their love for the actor. James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 27 July 2026 Morales shouted at reporters as he was led into an NYPD vehicle. Emma Seiwell, New York Daily News, 25 July 2026 Depp hobbled around — supported by a cane, sporting a dusty top hat, and ensconced behind a wrought iron gate — while fans shouted out questions. Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 24 July 2026 Opposition lawmakers held placards and shouted slogans seeking Pradhan’s resignation outside the Parliament building and then disrupted proceedings inside, forcing the chambers to be repeatedly suspended. Reuters, NBC news, 23 July 2026 Minti shouted, pointing toward the jug on our table, and ran toward it. Literary Hub, 21 July 2026 Leon Murray, a passenger on the ferry, told local news outlet Ignite News that about four hours after leaving Georgetown, someone shouted that the boat was sinking. Reuters, CNN Money, 20 July 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
  • Video shows the woman lying face up, motionless on the sidewalk as the man yelled and pointed at her face.
    Julia Coin, Charlotte Observer, 7 Aug. 2026
  • The resident saw a masked man in his house and yelled at him and chased him out of his house.
    Nollyanne Delacruz, Mercury News, 4 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
  • Birdie cried and slept and cried, then woke to an oily splotch on the pillowcase.
    Rachel Yoder, New Yorker, 2 Aug. 2026
  • At first site, Peters met Moses at the car door and both embraced and cried.
    Liz Crawford, CBS News, 31 July 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
  • Nearby, other passengers screamed and hollered for their lives.
    Reeti Malhotra, Sacbee.com, 24 July 2026
  • At Daytona International Speedway more than 70,000 persons whooped, hollered and slugged down beer watching Cale Yarborough win the Firecracker 400 automobile race.
    Orlando Sentinel Staff, The Orlando Sentinel, 4 July 2026
Adjective
  • 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
  • Waititi’s sharp, funny script pairs Neill with Dennison’s foul-mouthed teen to create a hilarious-yet-heartfelt odd couple.
    Britt Hayes, Entertainment Weekly, 13 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 11 Aug. 2026.

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