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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
Sam Sodomsky, Pitchfork, 7 Jan. 2026
Michael-Shawn Dugar, New York Times, 9 Feb. 2026
Footage showed dozens of people being arrested as agitators shouted insults at state patrol officers, tore down yellow police tape and hurled lewd objects at law enforcement.
—Alexandra Koch, FOXNews.com, 8 Feb. 2026
Several shoppers shouted out the classy-looking, high-quality lining.
—Annie Blackman, InStyle, 8 Feb. 2026
With Zhao as the last Theatrical Film nominee to receive her medallion before the category was called, Spielberg sat next to her (their table was front and center of the stage) as many other speakers shouted out Spielberg’s contributions to their work.
—Marcus Jones, IndieWire, 8 Feb. 2026
Following Wednesday’s vote, community members shouted at board members over the closure, prompting trustees to call for a 5-minute recess.
—Ryan MacAsero, Mercury News, 7 Feb. 2026
As the trooper arresting Bravo prepared to walk him away, a second trooper shouted at Morales to move back 25 feet or face arrest.
—Shira Moolten, Sun Sentinel, 6 Feb. 2026
As some struggled to get through their statements, audience members shouted words of encouragement or agreement.
—Becca Savransky, Idaho Statesman, 6 Feb. 2026
Lawmakers opposed to the move tore up agenda papers, shouted slogans and blew whistles, bringing proceedings to a halt.
—Arkansas Online, 29 Jan. 2026
Adjective
This blend of styles is not only about presenting contrasts—clean versus shouted vocals, melodic versus dissonant riffs, headbanging versus moshing—but also preserving the murky in-between that only elevates the extreme.
—Sam Sodomsky, Pitchfork, 7 Jan. 2026
Verb
Witherspoon shouted in the same way Captain America assembles the Avengers.
—Michael-Shawn Dugar, New York Times, 9 Feb. 2026
Footage showed dozens of people being arrested as agitators shouted insults at state patrol officers, tore down yellow police tape and hurled lewd objects at law enforcement.
—Alexandra Koch, FOXNews.com, 8 Feb. 2026
Several shoppers shouted out the classy-looking, high-quality lining.
—Annie Blackman, InStyle, 8 Feb. 2026
With Zhao as the last Theatrical Film nominee to receive her medallion before the category was called, Spielberg sat next to her (their table was front and center of the stage) as many other speakers shouted out Spielberg’s contributions to their work.
—Marcus Jones, IndieWire, 8 Feb. 2026
Following Wednesday’s vote, community members shouted at board members over the closure, prompting trustees to call for a 5-minute recess.
—Ryan MacAsero, Mercury News, 7 Feb. 2026
As the trooper arresting Bravo prepared to walk him away, a second trooper shouted at Morales to move back 25 feet or face arrest.
—Shira Moolten, Sun Sentinel, 6 Feb. 2026
As some struggled to get through their statements, audience members shouted words of encouragement or agreement.
—Becca Savransky, Idaho Statesman, 6 Feb. 2026
Lawmakers opposed to the move tore up agenda papers, shouted slogans and blew whistles, bringing proceedings to a halt.
—Arkansas Online, 29 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shouted
Verb
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Schneider yelled to the cheering crowd.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
12 Feb. 2026
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Cook said that Parker pulled out her phone and yelled at the suspects to leave.—
Briauna Brown,
CBS News,
10 Feb. 2026
Verb
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In front of a raucous home crowd, Italy held off Georgia for the bronze medal behind a dazzling free skate from Matteo Rizzo, who dropped to his knees on the ice and cried.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Feb. 2026
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Duran looked down at the defense table as the verdict was read while Duprey’s mother, Gretchen Soto, and his partner, Pearl Velez, the mother of his two children, cried in the gallery.—
Michael Dorgan,
FOXNews.com,
7 Feb. 2026
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
Adjective
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No photograph could catch the smell drifting from the nearby military barracks and Indian camps; capture the murmured swirl of French, English, Arapaho, and Lakota; or let a viewer feel the colliding anxieties and expectations that hung heavy over negotiations like this.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Gamers will know Brok as the beloved weapons dealer with an unrivaled artistry for creative, foul-mouthed curses.—
Joe Otterson,
Variety,
30 Jan. 2026
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While one of them reconstructs fragments of silently mouthed words from throat vibrations, the other interprets emotional and contextual signals, such as the time of day or weather conditions, to expand short phrases into complete sentences.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
19 Jan. 2026
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 15 Feb. 2026.
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