1
as in growled
to make a long loud deep noise or cry
the car's engine roared as it sped away
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2
as in shouted
to speak so as to be heard at a distance
when we arrived at the house we could hear our friend roaring at someone inside, so we discreetly left
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as in laughed
to show mirth with an explosive vocal sound
a madcap comedy that had movie audiences roaring all summer long
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Recent Examples of roared
The crowd roared as River halved Palmeiras’ lead.
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Joseph O'Sullivan, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Natasha Vidal was never told to evacuate before Hurricane Helene roared into Yancey County last September.
—Nora O'Neill, Charlotte Observer, 18 Sep. 2025
Boston's lineup roared back in the late innings and tied the game in the eighth when Kotsay doubled and scored on a hit from Coco Crisp.
—Tim Crowley, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Sep. 2025
The chain of landforms to the west of Kauai is so small that it was not easily spotted in the satellite images taken as Kiko roared across the Pacific toward Hawaii as a Category 4 hurricane.
—Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
As Oracle shares roared 36% higher companies that provide the chips and systems for its buildout — or even compete with it — saw their stocks boom on Wednesday.
—Kif Leswing, CNBC, 10 Sep. 2025
The crowd roared for each—Erica from Italy (Swedish), Len from Canada (Thai), Wim from Belgium (Eastern freestyle), and so on.
—Sarah Larson, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2025
On Saturday night, after the audience of the Royal Alexandra Theatre roared in a standing ovation for Fraser and his director, Hikari (Beef, 37 Seconds), the star became visibly choked up talking about the themes of Rental Family.
—Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Sep. 2025
On Wednesday, as one of Jeffrey Epstein’s victims spoke outside the Capitol, pleading for government candor, fighter jets roared overhead, briefly drowning her out.
—Michelle Goldberg, Mercury News, 6 Sep. 2025
Joseph O'Sullivan, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Natasha Vidal was never told to evacuate before Hurricane Helene roared into Yancey County last September.
—Nora O'Neill, Charlotte Observer, 18 Sep. 2025
Boston's lineup roared back in the late innings and tied the game in the eighth when Kotsay doubled and scored on a hit from Coco Crisp.
—Tim Crowley, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Sep. 2025
The chain of landforms to the west of Kauai is so small that it was not easily spotted in the satellite images taken as Kiko roared across the Pacific toward Hawaii as a Category 4 hurricane.
—Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
As Oracle shares roared 36% higher companies that provide the chips and systems for its buildout — or even compete with it — saw their stocks boom on Wednesday.
—Kif Leswing, CNBC, 10 Sep. 2025
The crowd roared for each—Erica from Italy (Swedish), Len from Canada (Thai), Wim from Belgium (Eastern freestyle), and so on.
—Sarah Larson, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2025
On Saturday night, after the audience of the Royal Alexandra Theatre roared in a standing ovation for Fraser and his director, Hikari (Beef, 37 Seconds), the star became visibly choked up talking about the themes of Rental Family.
—Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Sep. 2025
On Wednesday, as one of Jeffrey Epstein’s victims spoke outside the Capitol, pleading for government candor, fighter jets roared overhead, briefly drowning her out.
—Michelle Goldberg, Mercury News, 6 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for roared
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Work is implied but never shouted.—
Melissa Fleur Afshar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Sep. 2025
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Herzl shouted him down and insisted on political plurality.—
Arash Azizi,
The Atlantic,
16 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Colbert laughed on Thursday night.—
Clare Lombardo,
NPR,
19 Sep. 2025
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The Atlético manager was seen being held back by stewards as supporters laughed and made offensive hand gestures towards him.—
Ben Church,
CNN Money,
18 Sep. 2025
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Facing a third-and-25 after a big penalty, Keller pulled out the tricks with a throwback pass from Brock Meek to Burkett, who rumbled 48 yards to the Texans’ 2-yard line.—
Jordan Neal,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
13 Sep. 2025
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But Kraft ran Harris over, rumbled to the 7-yard line and two plays later Josh Jacobs had a 2-yard TD run.—
Rob Reischel,
Forbes.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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Kylie jokingly yelled at Khloé, who quickly turned around and ran back into the house with a smile.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
People.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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Brady yelled at e thoffensive linemen.—
Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
12 Sep. 2025
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Some of the guys smiled and giggled throughout her introduction, which stoked plenty of ire from viewers online.—
Charles Trepany,
USA Today,
29 Aug. 2025
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Two teen-age girls, joining a crowd trailing him, giggled and teared up.—
Zach Helfand,
New Yorker,
25 Aug. 2025
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Cameras panned to him as public address announcer Bob Ford bellowed his name with the starting lineup.—
Chandler Rome,
New York Times,
27 Aug. 2025
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Gomez said her tween sister cried while watching Inside Out 2.—
Daysia Tolentino,
Entertainment Weekly,
13 Sep. 2025
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That her mom cried in the courtroom because the judge wouldn’t give her probation.—
Manuel Muñoz,
Literary Hub,
11 Sep. 2025
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Witnesses screamed in horror and fled for cover after the bullet struck Kirk in the neck.—
Michael Ruiz , Peter D'Abrosca , Julia Bonavita , Sarah Rumpf-Whitten , David Spunt , CB Cotton,
FOXNews.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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Images shared on social media showed flames shooting high into the air as people screamed and ran from the scene in the Iztapalapa borough.—
Rocío Muñoz-Ledo,
CNN Money,
11 Sep. 2025
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“Roared.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/roared. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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