as in to shout
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 exclaim Johnson exclaimed while recoiling, seemingly followed by inaudible expletives. Elizabeth Crisp, The Hill, 8 Apr. 2025 Barrymore exclaimed, then laughed. Rachel Raposas, People.com, 13 Mar. 2025 John Fogerty exclaimed early in his set at Stubb’s. Stephen Thomas Erlewine, Rolling Stone, 12 Mar. 2025 Buss exclaims, making Hudson and Kaling laugh harder. Angelique Jackson, Variety, 28 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for exclaim

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“Exclaim.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exclaim. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.

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