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as in shrieked
to cry out loudly and emotionally
yelled with fear when the speeding car veered onto the crowded sidewalk
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as in shouted
to speak so as to be heard at a distance
I yelled to the kids in the backyard that it was time to go home
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Recent Examples of yelled
When Engelbert announced the news while on speaker, Clark’s Fever teammates yelled and jumped with joy while encircling the team’s star.
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David Close, CNN, 3 Oct. 2024
Athena yelled over the sound of air being sucked out of the craft.
—Andy Swift, TVLine, 3 Oct. 2024
Americans annoyed by the service economy of the Carter and Reagan years yelled at answering services.
—Jill Lepore, The New Yorker, 30 Sep. 2024
The crowd of 47,000-plus stood and yelled.
—CBS News, 30 Sep. 2024
The cases have been sparked by seemingly trivial occurrences, such as stray trash blowing onto the roadway, lane changes or a man driving home from church when a driver in a Jeep yelled and then shot at him.
—Sarah Nelson, The Indianapolis Star, 30 Sep. 2024
David Close, CNN, 3 Oct. 2024
Athena yelled over the sound of air being sucked out of the craft.
—Andy Swift, TVLine, 3 Oct. 2024
Americans annoyed by the service economy of the Carter and Reagan years yelled at answering services.
—Jill Lepore, The New Yorker, 30 Sep. 2024
The crowd of 47,000-plus stood and yelled.
—CBS News, 30 Sep. 2024
The cases have been sparked by seemingly trivial occurrences, such as stray trash blowing onto the roadway, lane changes or a man driving home from church when a driver in a Jeep yelled and then shot at him.
—Sarah Nelson, The Indianapolis Star, 30 Sep. 2024
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“Yelled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/yelled. Accessed 25 Nov. 2024.
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