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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
Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 3 Mar. 2026
Alan Simpson Photography A local photographer, Alan Simpson, captured the image of the man grinning widely from a window looking down at the street as bystanders shouted at him and police swarmed the area, Edinburgh Live reported.
—Lindsay Quella, CBS News, 2 Mar. 2026
Swenson shouted from the seat behind mine.
—Burkhard Bilger, New Yorker, 2 Mar. 2026
Delroy Lindo took a few moments at Saturday night’s NAACP Image Awards to thank everyone for their support following last week’s incident at the BAFTA Film Awards, when an audience member with Tourette’s syndrome shouted a racial slur.
—Denise Petski, Deadline, 28 Feb. 2026
Maura Higgins shouted at Rapaport at the end of his meltdown, while host Andy Cohen even stepped in to curb the actor's major scene.
—Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 27 Feb. 2026
Trump tangled with Democrats and shouted out several high-profile guests.
—Alexandra Hutzler, ABC News, 25 Feb. 2026
In a separate Stories post, Swank shouted out Blackcomb Springs Suites in Whistler, Canada.
—Hannah Malach, InStyle, 23 Feb. 2026
During the show, Davidson shouted profanity multiple times, including one directed at BAFTA chair Sara Putt, during her introduction to the ceremony, The Hollywood Reporter said.
—Martha Ross, Mercury News, 23 Feb. 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
As the vote drew close, community members repeatedly heckled councilmembers and shouted complaints, leading Rowland to threaten to clear out the room.
—Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 3 Mar. 2026
Alan Simpson Photography A local photographer, Alan Simpson, captured the image of the man grinning widely from a window looking down at the street as bystanders shouted at him and police swarmed the area, Edinburgh Live reported.
—Lindsay Quella, CBS News, 2 Mar. 2026
Swenson shouted from the seat behind mine.
—Burkhard Bilger, New Yorker, 2 Mar. 2026
Delroy Lindo took a few moments at Saturday night’s NAACP Image Awards to thank everyone for their support following last week’s incident at the BAFTA Film Awards, when an audience member with Tourette’s syndrome shouted a racial slur.
—Denise Petski, Deadline, 28 Feb. 2026
Maura Higgins shouted at Rapaport at the end of his meltdown, while host Andy Cohen even stepped in to curb the actor's major scene.
—Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 27 Feb. 2026
Trump tangled with Democrats and shouted out several high-profile guests.
—Alexandra Hutzler, ABC News, 25 Feb. 2026
In a separate Stories post, Swank shouted out Blackcomb Springs Suites in Whistler, Canada.
—Hannah Malach, InStyle, 23 Feb. 2026
During the show, Davidson shouted profanity multiple times, including one directed at BAFTA chair Sara Putt, during her introduction to the ceremony, The Hollywood Reporter said.
—Martha Ross, Mercury News, 23 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shouted
Verb
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As my colleague Kathryn VanArendonk has yelled from the rooftops, there’s no such thing as a faithful adaptation, and the idea that any film or television project will perfectly capture the experience of reading a classic is ridiculous.—
Jackson McHenry,
Vulture,
26 Feb. 2026
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Some Democrats in the room yelled that federal immigration agents had killed American citizens.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Yet last week, when Connecticut legislators introduced a bill that would bar ICE agents from operating near polling places, Republicans in Hartford cried foul.—
Kica Matos,
Hartford Courant,
1 Mar. 2026
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Now 85 years old, Dupart came of age in the turbulent 1960s, when racial tensions exploded and voices cried to be heard.—
Edie Kasten,
CBS News,
28 Feb. 2026
Verb
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My husband heard the commotion and hollered at me for yelling at his sister.—
Jeanne Phillips,
Dallas Morning News,
22 Feb. 2026
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Dropkin, of Massachusetts, and Thiesse, of Minnesota, whooped and hollered after edging the hosts, hugging tightly.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
9 Feb. 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
Adjective
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The late actor was nominated in the category alongside her co-star Kathryn Hahn, who plays foul-mouthed studio marketing executive Maya Mason in the Hollywood satire.—
Senior Television,
Los Angeles Times,
2 Mar. 2026
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This somewhat familiar set-up is elevated by the show’s surreal sense of humor, as well as by the foul-mouthed Brockmire’s endless antics.—
David Faris,
TheWeek,
26 Feb. 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 6 Mar. 2026.
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