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sung (out)

verb

Definition of sung (out)next
past participle of sing (out)
as in shouted

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sung (out)
  1. shouted
  2. cried
  3. spoken out
  4. yelled
  5. thundered
  6. roared
  7. piped up
  8. bawled
Verb
  • Some Providence parents shook their heads as the clock wound down; others shouted expletives toward school administrators and Nazareth players.
    — Lila Hempel-Edgers, Chicago Tribune, 19 Sep. 2026
  • Beyond Seoul, Time Out shouted out other cool areas in cities like Bogotá, Glasgow, Mumbai and Los Angeles.
    — Lilit Marcus, CNN Money, 19 Sep. 2026
Definition of shouted
Verb
  • Several stars, pros, and judges cried during the Dancing With the Stars season 35 premiere.
    — Entertainment Weekly, Entertainment Weekly, 17 Sep. 2026
  • Interviewees describe hacking little girls’ phones to see when their fathers came home and then bombing their houses, listening while the people on the line screamed and pleaded for help, while mothers cried over their burning daughters.
    — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of cried
Verb
  • Traditional Republicans who have supported, or at least gone along with, the party’s attacks on Muslims and immigrants and its rejection of democratic norms have spoken out against cracking the door open for anti-Semites.
    — Jonathan Chait, The Atlantic, 5 Sep. 2026
  • While Gaetz and Pizzo have fought for the family’s reunification, some of Zuraff’s family members have spoken out and said lawmakers are making assumptions about the case without knowing the full circumstances.
    — Romy Ellenbogen Herald, Miami Herald, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of spoken out
Verb
  • The report said officers yelled for Hardy to stop and that the man rode through barricades and into the district.
    — Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 16 Sep. 2026
  • In the real video of Rowe attempting to interview Sarkisian, the coach yelled a few Texas cheers before rushing away from the veteran sideline reporter to join his team’s celebration.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of yelled
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  • The stadium thundered on beneath the lights while, inside booths and trucks, the people responsible for sending it all across the nation were abruptly working half-blind, half-connected and entirely on instinct.
    — Ira Gorawara, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
  • In May 2025, a huge mass of rock and ice from a glacier thundered down the mountainside in the nearby Loetschental valley, sending plumes of dust skyward and coating with mud nearly all of Blatten, which had been evacuated earlier as a precaution.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of thundered
Verb
  • One hundred years ago, one of the most destructive hurricanes in South Florida history roared ashore, devastating communities, killing hundreds and dealing an economic blow that some historians say took the region decades to fully overcome.
    — Hank Tester, CBS News, 17 Sep. 2026
  • After the longest offseason of the Andy Reid era in Kansas City, the Chiefs roared into the 2026 season with a resounding 31-10 triumph over the Denver Broncos.
    — Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of roared
Verb
  • Before Schiraldi could respond, a second rep piped up in Richards’s defense.
    — Molly Fischer, New Yorker, 11 May 2026
  • Garrett Tyrrell of Durango, sitting to her right, piped up.
    — Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 12 Apr. 2026
Definition of piped up
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  • The baby bawled, the women and girls tiptoed, and at last Lina and the Brown family reached the ground and ran across the street.
    — Danielle Parker, CBS News, 21 Apr. 2026
  • Both men bawled in a viral clip that brought their accomplishment into full focus.
    — Chandler Rome, New York Times, 18 Mar. 2026
Definition of bawled
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“Sung (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sung%20%28out%29. Accessed 22 Sep. 2026.

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