as in to shout
to speak so as to be heard at a distance
he can never seem to voice his opinions at a decent decibel level; he has to vociferate
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Is there a polite way to ask her to address this, short of shouting or splashing?—
Judith Martin,
Sun Sentinel,
11 Apr. 2026 -
Biff shouts at him at the show’s excruciating climax) sways between light and dark, between the road and the deadly shoulder, advancing through his last hours on earth as if through the stations of the cross.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
10 Apr. 2026
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Gennett's wife, Valerie Giacobbe, yelled toward the entourage.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
10 Apr. 2026
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Magnano immediately yelled for Jones to drop the knife before Jones began walking toward him with the blade still in his hand, the footage showed.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
9 Apr. 2026
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Fans cried foul after the Seattle Mariners struck out in a ceremony that was clearly off base, where a statue of baseball legend Ichiro Suzuki was unveiled with a broken bat — a real swing and a miss.—
Francie Ebert,
NBC news,
10 Apr. 2026
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In the spot, Shane sits in a middle seat next to a chatty flier while a baby cries in the background.—
Chiara Kim,
PEOPLE,
9 Apr. 2026
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According to Google Maps, the building is registered to a limo company called Toptown Limo Ride.—
Christina Fan,
CBS News,
13 Apr. 2026
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Baby Amalia, as Mukherjee called her, had been sent to a San Antonio hospital with critically low oxygen levels.—
Sarah Stillman,
New Yorker,
13 Apr. 2026
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“Vociferate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vociferate. Accessed 14 Apr. 2026.
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