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Noun
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The deck is silent but for the clicking of cameras and the low buzz of exclamations as a new set of lights appear.—
Heather Greenwood Davis,
Condé Nast Traveler,
27 Apr. 2026 -
Their callouts vacillated from descriptions riddled with scientific jargon to exclamations of awe and joy.—
Stephen Clark,
ArsTechnica,
9 Apr. 2026
Verb
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This grand procession of Edmonia’s work is an act of reclamation—a gathering in her name that shouts through stone and into the eons.—
Tyehimba Jess,
ARTnews.com,
17 Apr. 2026
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William shouts that someone DID come looking!—
Lincee Ray,
Entertainment Weekly,
10 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Two people were arrested for disrupting the meeting with anti-CoreCivic interjections.—
Matthew Kelly,
Kansas City Star,
10 Mar. 2026
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The cast rises to the challenge of Churchill’s rapid-fire, often overlapping dialogue, with comedic highlights including Pope Joan’s coarse frankness and Dull Gret’s unexpected interjections.—
Emily McClanathan,
Chicago Tribune,
20 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Foxes use a variety of calls, including barks, howls, yaps, and growls.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
16 Apr. 2026
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Each dish and recipe howls with a common sense of place.—
Scott Hocker,
TheWeek,
14 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The Blackhawks dressing room was a rowdy scene after the game, their hoots and hollers reverberating throughout the bowels of the United Center.—
Mark Lazerus,
New York Times,
3 Feb. 2026
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Cowboy and cowgirl hoots and hollers complement the rumbling of the massive animals’ hooves as they’re rounded up into the corrals.—
Lydia Mansel,
Travel + Leisure,
28 Dec. 2025
Verb
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Spot the Godzilla Head in Kabukicho, which roars and lights up in the evening.—
Lauren Schuster,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
27 Apr. 2026
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Boots are polished, hats are set just right, and the crowd roars when the gate swings open.—
Brian Unger,
CBS News,
22 Apr. 2026
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“Oohs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/oohs. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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