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
As is done at every bi-annual event, the names of the 165 veterans engraved on the black granite Duty and Service Wall were read aloud.
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Shelley Jones, Chicago Tribune, 23 May 2025
Elsewhere there are a couple of more expressive flourishes, including the cheesy use of a semi-dissolve close-up of the writer over the image of a letter as it’s read aloud, but not enough to give the movie any real flavor.
—Jessica Kiang, Variety, 20 May 2025
On Monday, June 2nd, the Ten Commandments will be read aloud from the Torah.
—Rabbi Moishe Kievman, Sun Sentinel, 20 May 2025
For full effect read it aloud and hyperventilate a little.
—Krista Kafer, Denver Post, 19 May 2025
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Shelley Jones, Chicago Tribune, 23 May 2025
Elsewhere there are a couple of more expressive flourishes, including the cheesy use of a semi-dissolve close-up of the writer over the image of a letter as it’s read aloud, but not enough to give the movie any real flavor.
—Jessica Kiang, Variety, 20 May 2025
On Monday, June 2nd, the Ten Commandments will be read aloud from the Torah.
—Rabbi Moishe Kievman, Sun Sentinel, 20 May 2025
For full effect read it aloud and hyperventilate a little.
—Krista Kafer, Denver Post, 19 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for aloud
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Bigger predators are another major threat to stray cats, but perhaps the biggest danger for them out there is traffic.—
Maria Azzurra Volpe,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 May 2025
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Or maybe there’s a team out there, on the eve of July 1, that wants to keep Marner from even getting to market and is willing to give up something (a draft pick?) to acquire his rights.—
Jonas Siegel,
New York Times,
31 May 2025
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Additionally the atmosphere's airglow can be clearly seen in the orange line just above the atmosphere.—
Dan Goodin,
ArsTechnica,
3 June 2025
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Real Madrid icon has plenty of options Thought of by many as Real Madrid’s greatest ever midfielder, Modric clearly has plenty of options to continue a storied career.—
Tom Sanderson,
Forbes.com,
3 June 2025
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“Aloud.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aloud. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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