as in shouted
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 exclaimed
Trump exclaimed on Truth Social after his initial call for help was rebuffed.
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ABC News, 19 Mar. 2026
The next student exclaimed a love of football.
—Zach Berman, New York Times, 13 Mar. 2026
These people aren’t afraid of anything, one of Abdul Hadi’s friends exclaimed.
—Anand Gopal, New Yorker, 28 Feb. 2026
Nelson exclaimed on the Dodgers’ radio broadcast.
—Anthony Solorzano, Los Angeles Times, 23 Feb. 2026
The now-iconic phrase has been exclaimed by Hall of Famers and football greats at the end of football's biggest game for years, followed by a trip to the Happiest Place on Earth or the Most Magical Place on Earth.
—Carly Caramanna, Travel + Leisure, 8 Feb. 2026
Cottrill exclaimed to the contract-holders in a text message viewed by the NYT.
—Joe Wilkins Published Feb 5, Futurism, 5 Feb. 2026
Drink the Sea drummer Barrett Martin exclaimed.
—Jim Harrington, Mercury News, 4 Feb. 2026
Hegseth, who attended with his wife, exclaimed to the press line.
—Anna Tingley, Variety, 30 Jan. 2026
ABC News, 19 Mar. 2026
The next student exclaimed a love of football.
—Zach Berman, New York Times, 13 Mar. 2026
These people aren’t afraid of anything, one of Abdul Hadi’s friends exclaimed.
—Anand Gopal, New Yorker, 28 Feb. 2026
Nelson exclaimed on the Dodgers’ radio broadcast.
—Anthony Solorzano, Los Angeles Times, 23 Feb. 2026
The now-iconic phrase has been exclaimed by Hall of Famers and football greats at the end of football's biggest game for years, followed by a trip to the Happiest Place on Earth or the Most Magical Place on Earth.
—Carly Caramanna, Travel + Leisure, 8 Feb. 2026
Cottrill exclaimed to the contract-holders in a text message viewed by the NYT.
—Joe Wilkins Published Feb 5, Futurism, 5 Feb. 2026
Drink the Sea drummer Barrett Martin exclaimed.
—Jim Harrington, Mercury News, 4 Feb. 2026
Hegseth, who attended with his wife, exclaimed to the press line.
—Anna Tingley, Variety, 30 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for exclaimed
Verb
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The officers shouted overlapping commands, telling LaMorie to stop and drop the knife before firing seconds later.—
N'dea Yancey-Bragg,
USA Today,
31 Mar. 2026
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King shouted, his voice echoing.—
Charles Bethea,
New Yorker,
30 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Standing there as the fire roared on and the crowd around her grew, the strong community support was already apparent.—
Jenna Ebbers,
Kansas City Star,
1 Apr. 2026
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The Dodger Stadium crowd roared at the sound of contact, cheers growing louder as Kyle Tucker’s single made it through the right side of the field and Alex Freeland trotted home to finally break a persistent tie.—
Maddie Lee,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Mar. 2026
Verb
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At the dilapidated Ring of Bookan, a herd of bulls trundled toward me and bellowed, forcing me to retreat.—
Alex Ross,
New Yorker,
24 Nov. 2025
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The same 60 Minutes that Trump bellowed against and sued over edits to a sit-down with Kamala Harris last year — a lawsuit that held up David Ellison‘s $8 billion purchase of Paramount until a $16 million payout was handed over to a gloating POTUS.—
Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
1 Nov. 2025
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“Exclaimed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exclaimed. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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