as in yelled
to speak so as to be heard at a distance
well-wishers shouted to departing passengers from the dock
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Recent Examples of shouted
Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025
Herzl shouted him down and insisted on political plurality.
—Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 16 Sep. 2025
The two men shouted over each other repeatedly as Chairman Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, repeatedly banged his gavel, trying to bring the hearing back to order.
—Emily Goodin, Miami Herald, 16 Sep. 2025
Oliver shouted, facing the side of the stage, referencing the strange donation bit.
—Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 15 Sep. 2025
Nobody shouted out Sal Saperstein at the Emmys despite The Studio mastermind Seth Rogen giving four acceptance speeches.
—Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Sep. 2025
Throughout their relationship, Jenner and Booker kept their romance mostly private, although the pair shouted each other out on social media for their respective birthdays in 2021.
—Stephanie Wenger, PEOPLE, 15 Sep. 2025
The plane’s window shades remained closed for the entire flight, and a guard at the front of the plane shouted at anyone who spoke.
—Jonathan Blitzer, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2025
Michel Iluz, whose son Guy Iluz was killed while captive in Gaza, shouted into the microphone at the Jerusalem protest, the pain in his voice mounting to a howl.
—Wafaa Shurafa, Arkansas Online, 7 Sep. 2025
Adjective
Work is implied but never shouted.
—Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025
Herzl shouted him down and insisted on political plurality.
—Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 16 Sep. 2025
The two men shouted over each other repeatedly as Chairman Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, repeatedly banged his gavel, trying to bring the hearing back to order.
—Emily Goodin, Miami Herald, 16 Sep. 2025
Oliver shouted, facing the side of the stage, referencing the strange donation bit.
—Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 15 Sep. 2025
Nobody shouted out Sal Saperstein at the Emmys despite The Studio mastermind Seth Rogen giving four acceptance speeches.
—Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Sep. 2025
Throughout their relationship, Jenner and Booker kept their romance mostly private, although the pair shouted each other out on social media for their respective birthdays in 2021.
—Stephanie Wenger, PEOPLE, 15 Sep. 2025
The plane’s window shades remained closed for the entire flight, and a guard at the front of the plane shouted at anyone who spoke.
—Jonathan Blitzer, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2025
Michel Iluz, whose son Guy Iluz was killed while captive in Gaza, shouted into the microphone at the Jerusalem protest, the pain in his voice mounting to a howl.
—Wafaa Shurafa, Arkansas Online, 7 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shouted
Verb
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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
Verb
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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
Verb
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Martin was onstage with Sweeney, Michôd and the rest of the cast as the Princess of Wales Theatre crowd hollered.—
Tatiana Siegel,
Variety,
5 Sep. 2025
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Eagles coach Nick Sirianni hollered the situation.—
Brooks Kubena,
New York Times,
25 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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By the end of the penultimate episode, Kupuohi and Ka’ahumanu are able to convince Kamehameha to use Ka’iana’s red-mouthed weapons in order to have a fighting chance against Keōua’s army.—
Max Gao,
HollywoodReporter,
16 Sep. 2025
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Nearly 25 years later, North is just as bad as Ebert wrote, an astoundingly wrongheaded concept executed in the most mealy-mouthed, limp way possible.—
Will Leitch,
Vulture,
13 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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His wraparound, tight-quarters assist on a Keshad Johnson dunk in the second half breathed fire into the lungs of the home crowd.—
Bryce Miller Columnist,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
19 Nov. 2021
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“Shouted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shouted. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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