as in to shout
to utter with a sudden burst of strong feeling the whole team exclaimed with one voice, "We won!"

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Recent Examples of exclaim The back wall of the house eventually fell through, and Carpenter exclaimed before being whirled into the air by a background dancer. Abigail Lee, Variety, 3 Feb. 2025 Since each episode follows the same format, there is some repetition, with Bex constantly exclaiming that a killer has either returned to their old stomping grounds or evolved. Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 3 Feb. 2025 Pos exclaimed as the Mt. Vernon, N.Y. native bid the crowd farewell. Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 30 Jan. 2025 The couple will soon exclaim over the loss of several favorite spots devoured by the Eaton Fire — a breakfast joint here, a pizza spot there — but here is a favorite destination for bargain groceries, suddenly glorious in its mundanity. Katie Kilkenny, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for exclaim 

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“Exclaim.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exclaim. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.

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