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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
N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 31 Mar. 2026
King shouted, his voice echoing.
—Charles Bethea, New Yorker, 30 Mar. 2026
As the volunteer soccer coach shouted words of motivation, one of his players nudged the ball past the opposing team's goalie and into the net, prompting the sideline to erupt in cheers.
—ABC News, 30 Mar. 2026
Malinin shouted and punched the air with relief after finishing the skate.
—CBS News, 28 Mar. 2026
At one point, a passerby shouted and gestured at protesters, drawing a response from some in the crowd.
—Arizona Republic, AZCentral.com, 28 Mar. 2026
McCartney also shouted out Morgan Neville, who directed McCartney’s recent Man on the Run documentary and was in the crowd Friday night.
—Ethan Millman, HollywoodReporter, 28 Mar. 2026
Navarro shouted similar sentiments to the crowd.
—Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 28 Mar. 2026
Then an audience member shouted to the stage that the movie was too violent.
—G. Allen Johnson, San Francisco Chronicle, 28 Mar. 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
The officers shouted overlapping commands, telling LaMorie to stop and drop the knife before firing seconds later.
—N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 31 Mar. 2026
King shouted, his voice echoing.
—Charles Bethea, New Yorker, 30 Mar. 2026
As the volunteer soccer coach shouted words of motivation, one of his players nudged the ball past the opposing team's goalie and into the net, prompting the sideline to erupt in cheers.
—ABC News, 30 Mar. 2026
Malinin shouted and punched the air with relief after finishing the skate.
—CBS News, 28 Mar. 2026
At one point, a passerby shouted and gestured at protesters, drawing a response from some in the crowd.
—Arizona Republic, AZCentral.com, 28 Mar. 2026
McCartney also shouted out Morgan Neville, who directed McCartney’s recent Man on the Run documentary and was in the crowd Friday night.
—Ethan Millman, HollywoodReporter, 28 Mar. 2026
Navarro shouted similar sentiments to the crowd.
—Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 28 Mar. 2026
Then an audience member shouted to the stage that the movie was too violent.
—G. Allen Johnson, San Francisco Chronicle, 28 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shouted
Verb
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Staley yelled back at him as assistants from both teams separated the two.—
Doug Feinberg,
Chicago Tribune,
4 Apr. 2026
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On the day of the shooting, Owens knocked on Lorincz's door to confront her after Owens' son said Lorincz yelled and threw roller skates at him, according to the sheriff's office, but Lorincz would not open the door.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
3 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Jonathan Kennedy, a tow truck operator, cried too.—
Emerson Clarridge
Updated March 27,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
28 Mar. 2026
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Classmates held pink flowers and cried, and her grandparents thanked everyone for coming.—
Angela George,
USA Today,
27 Mar. 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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Now estranged from his loud-mouthed clan, happily partnered and with a similarly neurotic daughter, Malcolm is forced to enter the fore amid Hal (Bryan Cranston) and Lois’ (Jane Kaczmarek) 40th wedding anniversary celebration.—
Natalie Oganesyan,
Deadline,
28 Mar. 2026
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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
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
Cite this Entry
“Shouted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shouted. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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