as in out
with one's normal voice speaking the words
the mischievous teacher likes to call on the sleepiest-looking students to read aloud from the textbook
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Recent Examples of aloud
During testimony, the jurors were given an opportunity to write down their own questions, which the judge read aloud.
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Gene Maddaus, Variety, 5 Feb. 2025
The emails were read aloud in a London courtroom, the New York Post reported.
—Stephanie Nolasco, Fox News, 4 Feb. 2025
Happy Tales story time at animal shelter Happy Tales story time for children 6 and older to read aloud to dogs, cats and rabbits awaiting adoption, is from 11 a.m. to noon or 12:15 to 1:15 p.m. Feb. 8 at Rancho Coastal Humane Society.
—Encinitas Advocate, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Feb. 2025
The Context Multiple text messages exchanged between A$AP Rocky and A$AP Relli, who are Black, containing variations of the N-word have been read aloud in court by non-Black attorneys on both sides.
—Erin Keller, Newsweek, 30 Jan. 2025
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Gene Maddaus, Variety, 5 Feb. 2025
The emails were read aloud in a London courtroom, the New York Post reported.
—Stephanie Nolasco, Fox News, 4 Feb. 2025
Happy Tales story time at animal shelter Happy Tales story time for children 6 and older to read aloud to dogs, cats and rabbits awaiting adoption, is from 11 a.m. to noon or 12:15 to 1:15 p.m. Feb. 8 at Rancho Coastal Humane Society.
—Encinitas Advocate, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Feb. 2025
The Context Multiple text messages exchanged between A$AP Rocky and A$AP Relli, who are Black, containing variations of the N-word have been read aloud in court by non-Black attorneys on both sides.
—Erin Keller, Newsweek, 30 Jan. 2025
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“Aloud.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aloud. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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