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as in screamed
to cry out loudly and emotionally
yelled with fear when the speeding car veered onto the crowded sidewalk
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as in shouted
to speak so as to be heard at a distance
I yelled to the kids in the backyard that it was time to go home
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Recent Examples of yelled
Woolen yelled at his teammates on the sideline after the Rams touchdown and was the focus of immense criticism on social media.
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Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 31 Jan. 2026
Agents detained one observer as others blew whistles, yelled at them, and recorded video on their phones.
—Yahya Abou-Ghazala, CNN Money, 30 Jan. 2026
Friends and family of Fort, Crews and Lundy clapped and yelled when they were led into the courtroom.
—Mara H. Gottfried, Twin Cities, 30 Jan. 2026
Grayson drew his sidearm and yelled at her to drop the pan.
—John O’Connor, Los Angeles Times, 29 Jan. 2026
Agency personnel began firing about five seconds after the agent yelled about Pretti’s gun, the report notes.
—Christopher Cann, USA Today, 28 Jan. 2026
Fans have been openly drunk at past tournaments, fights have broken out and golfers have yelled at the crowd.
—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 28 Jan. 2026
Like she's never yelled at me before.
—Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 28 Jan. 2026
Men in nearby cells also yelled for help, the lawsuit says.
—Kelly Davis, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Jan. 2026
Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 31 Jan. 2026
Agents detained one observer as others blew whistles, yelled at them, and recorded video on their phones.
—Yahya Abou-Ghazala, CNN Money, 30 Jan. 2026
Friends and family of Fort, Crews and Lundy clapped and yelled when they were led into the courtroom.
—Mara H. Gottfried, Twin Cities, 30 Jan. 2026
Grayson drew his sidearm and yelled at her to drop the pan.
—John O’Connor, Los Angeles Times, 29 Jan. 2026
Agency personnel began firing about five seconds after the agent yelled about Pretti’s gun, the report notes.
—Christopher Cann, USA Today, 28 Jan. 2026
Fans have been openly drunk at past tournaments, fights have broken out and golfers have yelled at the crowd.
—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 28 Jan. 2026
Like she's never yelled at me before.
—Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 28 Jan. 2026
Men in nearby cells also yelled for help, the lawsuit says.
—Kelly Davis, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for yelled
Verb
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Protesters screamed at agents, threw snowballs and tried to block their vehicles.—
Tim Sullivan,
Fortune,
29 Jan. 2026
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Mostly, Connell said, the protesters just screamed at agents.—
Taylor Seely,
AZCentral.com,
28 Jan. 2026
Verb
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At the time, Border Patrol agents were conducting enforcement operations in the area when civilians blew whistles and shouted, forcing authorities to tell the crowd to stay on the sidewalk in order to steer clear of law enforcement activity.—
Adam Sabes,
FOXNews.com,
30 Jan. 2026
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Lawmakers opposed to the move tore up agenda papers, shouted slogans and blew whistles, bringing proceedings to a halt.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
29 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Near the launch site, members of the crowd shrieked or stared in disbelief.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
27 Jan. 2026
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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,
Literary Hub,
7 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Victims and their supporters cried and hugged in the hallway while wearing yellow ribbons.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
30 Jan. 2026
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Through much of his playing career in Washington with the Wizards, Wall cried openly at public moments of joy and sorrow.—
David Aldridge,
New York Times,
27 Jan. 2026
Verb
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His daughter squealed with excitement.—
Danya Gainor,
CNN Money,
19 Nov. 2025
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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
Verb
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The Lakers dunked, hollered and won.—
Assistant Sports Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Jan. 2026
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But Vrabel stopped the photographer and hollered another directive.—
Chad Graff,
New York Times,
7 Jan. 2026
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“Yelled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/yelled. Accessed 5 Feb. 2026.
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