as in shouted
to voice one's opinions freely with force
got in trouble for spouting off in class in a disrespectful way
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for spouted (off)
Verb
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Work is implied but never shouted.—
Melissa Fleur Afshar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Sep. 2025 -
Herzl shouted him down and insisted on political plurality.—
Arash Azizi,
The Atlantic,
16 Sep. 2025
Verb
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After Kimmel's suspension, hundreds of government officials, Hollywood stars and fellow late-night talk show hosts spoke up supporting Kimmel and decrying the decision to halt the show.—
Maia Pandey,
jsonline.com,
23 Sep. 2025
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Before Disney’s statement that Kimmel would be back was sent out, Whoopi Goldberg and other hosts on ABC’s The View host spoke up.—
Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
22 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Following the brutal loss to the Browns, LaFleur spoke out with brutal honesty.—
Evan Massey,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Sep. 2025
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One of her first customers spoke out and shared a story of how back in the early days of Mid-Day Squares their mom would place a Polaroid picture of the founders with a little handwritten note of what the business and founders were up to.—
Melissa Houston,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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Other late-night hosts and alumni, from Seth Meyers to David Letterman, have sounded off on the Kimmel pull this week.—
Brenton Blanchet,
PEOPLE,
19 Sep. 2025
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The high pitch siren of the casualty bots sounded off in the distance.—
Manuel Muñoz,
Literary Hub,
11 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The mother cried without smiling.—
Laura Vazquez,
Harpers Magazine,
19 Sep. 2025
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Hokies athletic director Whit Babcock cried poor before the season.—
Blake Toppmeyer,
USA TODAY,
17 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Each has talked up and acted upon the notion that universities’ illiberal and often hypocritical approaches to issues concerning free speech and antisemitism need to change.—
David Mark,
The Washington Examiner,
19 Sep. 2025
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Oracle talked up how big its AI inference opportunity is, not just training.—
Jim Cramer,
CNBC,
10 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Homoya yelled to a couple of birders in the group, interrupting himself in a conversation.—
Karl Schneider,
IndyStar,
22 Sep. 2025
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During the Fever’s practice ahead of Game 1 against Las Vegas, Clark, who is out for the playoffs with a groin injury, yelled at reporters from the other side of the gym to check her tweet.—
Sabreena Merchant,
New York Times,
21 Sep. 2025
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“Spouted (off).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spouted%20%28off%29. Accessed 26 Sep. 2025.
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