as in screamed
to cry out loudly and emotionally
the children shrieked with excitement
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Recent Examples of shrieked
Near the launch site, members of the crowd shrieked or stared in disbelief.
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Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 27 Jan. 2026
Normally, scent voices are mere whispers compared to the screams and angry shouts of humans, but in that section, certain sensitive plant species shrieked incessantly because of their proximity to plants that hindered their growth.
—Literary Hub, 7 Jan. 2026
Once all is shrieked and done, though, what’s left is a faux-prestige screed that’s 100 percent #OhHellNo!
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 9 Oct. 2025
Been there, shrieked at that — but give the Normans credit for leaning into the mean-spirited spirit of the endeavor with some groan- and cheer-worthy fatalities, including a POV shot from the perspective of a witch’s broomstick.
—A.a. Dowd, Vulture, 3 Oct. 2025
Suddenly my phone shrieked with a text from the LA fire department.
—Sarah Mlynowski, PEOPLE, 26 Sep. 2025
High above the blue Bahamian sea, its riders shrieked in excitement, feeling the adrenaline—and the magic of an experience like no other.
—Hannah Towey, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 July 2025
Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 27 Jan. 2026
Normally, scent voices are mere whispers compared to the screams and angry shouts of humans, but in that section, certain sensitive plant species shrieked incessantly because of their proximity to plants that hindered their growth.
—Literary Hub, 7 Jan. 2026
Once all is shrieked and done, though, what’s left is a faux-prestige screed that’s 100 percent #OhHellNo!
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 9 Oct. 2025
Been there, shrieked at that — but give the Normans credit for leaning into the mean-spirited spirit of the endeavor with some groan- and cheer-worthy fatalities, including a POV shot from the perspective of a witch’s broomstick.
—A.a. Dowd, Vulture, 3 Oct. 2025
Suddenly my phone shrieked with a text from the LA fire department.
—Sarah Mlynowski, PEOPLE, 26 Sep. 2025
High above the blue Bahamian sea, its riders shrieked in excitement, feeling the adrenaline—and the magic of an experience like no other.
—Hannah Towey, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 July 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shrieked
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Thousands of teenagers from more than a dozen countries, many standing on their chairs in a cavernous convention hall, screamed and cheered as Josh Shapiro took the stage.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
23 Feb. 2026
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His motorcade screamed away from the airport with lights flashing and headed toward the Sumner Tunnel.—
Steven Levingston,
Vanity Fair,
23 Feb. 2026
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Japanese figure skater Kaori Sakamoto squealed with delight when presented with a Tina plushie, while freestyle skier Eileen Gu hoisted the mascot into the air after earning a silver medal.—
Harmeet Kaur,
CNN Money,
11 Feb. 2026
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Beyond the housing units that concealed this bloody event, a truck rumbled along the road, a basketball bounced, children squealed, the sounds foreign, from another world.—
Lizz Schumer,
PEOPLE,
29 Oct. 2025
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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
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