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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
Jason Anderson, Sacbee.com, 14 Feb. 2026
Boris Pistorius, Germany’s defense minister, shouted from the audience at the time.
—Kim Hjelmgaard, USA Today, 14 Feb. 2026
In a rare and memorable moment, Gosling shouted out his better half while accepting the Oscar for Best Actor in 2017.
—Christina Perrier, InStyle, 11 Feb. 2026
The agents asked for Ruvalcaba’s ID and shouted commands, but given his disability, Ruvalcaba couldn’t hear them.
—Valeria Ricciulli, Refinery29, 11 Feb. 2026
Everyone is talking about the end of the performance where Bad Bunny named every country in America and, of course, shouted out Puerto Rico.
—Arushi Jacob, Variety, 10 Feb. 2026
Witherspoon shouted in the same way Captain America assembles the Avengers.
—Michael-Shawn Dugar, New York Times, 9 Feb. 2026
Footage showed dozens of people being arrested as agitators shouted insults at state patrol officers, tore down yellow police tape and hurled lewd objects at law enforcement.
—Alexandra Koch, FOXNews.com, 8 Feb. 2026
With Zhao as the last Theatrical Film nominee to receive her medallion before the category was called, Spielberg sat next to her (their table was front and center of the stage) as many other speakers shouted out Spielberg’s contributions to their work.
—Marcus Jones, IndieWire, 8 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
In November, LaVine had an altercation with a Kings season ticket holder who shouted angrily at him during a timeout, criticizing his effort and defense in a viral video moment.
—Jason Anderson, Sacbee.com, 14 Feb. 2026
Boris Pistorius, Germany’s defense minister, shouted from the audience at the time.
—Kim Hjelmgaard, USA Today, 14 Feb. 2026
In a rare and memorable moment, Gosling shouted out his better half while accepting the Oscar for Best Actor in 2017.
—Christina Perrier, InStyle, 11 Feb. 2026
The agents asked for Ruvalcaba’s ID and shouted commands, but given his disability, Ruvalcaba couldn’t hear them.
—Valeria Ricciulli, Refinery29, 11 Feb. 2026
Everyone is talking about the end of the performance where Bad Bunny named every country in America and, of course, shouted out Puerto Rico.
—Arushi Jacob, Variety, 10 Feb. 2026
Witherspoon shouted in the same way Captain America assembles the Avengers.
—Michael-Shawn Dugar, New York Times, 9 Feb. 2026
Footage showed dozens of people being arrested as agitators shouted insults at state patrol officers, tore down yellow police tape and hurled lewd objects at law enforcement.
—Alexandra Koch, FOXNews.com, 8 Feb. 2026
With Zhao as the last Theatrical Film nominee to receive her medallion before the category was called, Spielberg sat next to her (their table was front and center of the stage) as many other speakers shouted out Spielberg’s contributions to their work.
—Marcus Jones, IndieWire, 8 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shouted
Verb
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The next day, standing below the balcony of the Lorraine Motel where the team was staying in Memphis, King yelled down at Jackson in joviality, as if to mitigate the outburst, inviting him to dinner.—
Johanna Neuman,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Feb. 2026
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Maintain a standard Jalen yelled at me a few times for not getting my eyes on coach Jay Wright.—
Jayson Jenks,
New York Times,
17 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Two years ago, Samuel Stockton sat in the underbelly of Ball Arena and cried after a state championship slipped through his fingertips.—
Kyle Newman,
Denver Post,
22 Feb. 2026
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Before being sentenced to 38 years in prison for the murder of his third wife, former Bolingbrook police officer Drew Peterson cried, raged and whispered during a 40-minute speech.—
Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
21 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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Gamers will know Brok as the beloved weapons dealer with an unrivaled artistry for creative, foul-mouthed curses.—
Joe Otterson,
Variety,
30 Jan. 2026
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While one of them reconstructs fragments of silently mouthed words from throat vibrations, the other interprets emotional and contextual signals, such as the time of day or weather conditions, to expand short phrases into complete sentences.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
19 Jan. 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 24 Feb. 2026.
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