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as in to roar
to make a long loud deep noise or cry
the cow bellowed for her calf
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2
as in to shout
to speak so as to be heard at a distance
a drill instructor bellowing orders at new recruits during basic training
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Recent Examples of bellow
Stephen Pastis, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
Steam engines bellowed into town, ringing the bell and tooting the train whistle to alert inhabitants that a new age of travel had arrived.
—Curtis Varnell, arkansasonline.com, 22 Sep. 2024
Early attempts to replicate the human voice had involved the construction of mechanisms modelled on human anatomy: rubber lips, wooden teeth, bellows for lungs.
—Jill Lepore, The New Yorker, 30 Sep. 2024
The president’s bellowing recitation of his accomplishments served as a vivid reminder of the bullet so recently deflected by Nancy Pelosi and her ruthless fellow Democratic Party panjandrums by hustling the would-be nominee into political oblivion.
—Andrew Cockburn, Harper's Magazine, 5 Sep. 2024
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Since Covid, Newell, whose past hobbies have included race cars, knife collecting and Tuvan throat singing (a bellowing, throaty singing traditional to Central Asia) has been largely living on his yachts in an intense effort to avoid the virus.
—Stephen Pastis, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
Steam engines bellowed into town, ringing the bell and tooting the train whistle to alert inhabitants that a new age of travel had arrived.
—Curtis Varnell, arkansasonline.com, 22 Sep. 2024
Early attempts to replicate the human voice had involved the construction of mechanisms modelled on human anatomy: rubber lips, wooden teeth, bellows for lungs.
—Jill Lepore, The New Yorker, 30 Sep. 2024
The president’s bellowing recitation of his accomplishments served as a vivid reminder of the bullet so recently deflected by Nancy Pelosi and her ruthless fellow Democratic Party panjandrums by hustling the would-be nominee into political oblivion.
—Andrew Cockburn, Harper's Magazine, 5 Sep. 2024
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But Ball – just 2-for-9 from the field in the first half – erased the deficit with a personal 5-0 flurry, making a layup through traffic and a 3-pointer from the wing that made the crowd roar.Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 19 Dec. 2024
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The maverick says he was almost wiped out by the 1997 Asian financial crisis and again in December 2004 when a tsunami roared across many parts of Asia, killing at least 225,000 people, including guests and staff at his Anantara resort at Khao Lak, north of Phuket.Ron Gluckman, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
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Upon his return to the stage, Stevie shouted out Berry Gordy — in honor of his 95th birthday and of course, their storied relationship — as well as Mayor Karen Bass for her efforts to combat the homelessness crisis plaguing Los Angeles.Mya Abraham, VIBE.com, 16 Dec. 2024
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And shout out to @birdgangspirits spirits Philadelphia for throwing us some goodies to give away.Gil Macias, People.com, 16 Dec. 2024
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Nor is there evidence, much as Trump’s supporters bleat otherwise, that Biden or DOJ influenced the Georgia racketeering charges or the Manhattan case, which was under investigation before either the president or District Attorney Alvin Bragg were elected.Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 6 June 2024
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Use calls, such as bleats, grunts, snort-wheezes, grunt-snort-wheezes, and more.Josh Honeycutt, Outdoor Life, 24 Oct. 2024
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Remy and Mike are ready to call it quits after Bo (executive producer Jamie Lee Curtis) ostensibly falls to her death and Charlie (Mark O’Brien) growls his threats from Boston, but Ruth’s idea to use a tanker truck gets them back in with the hope of an even greater loot than before.Proma Khosla, IndieWire, 7 Dec. 2024
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The small four-cylinder revs high to keep the power up, resulting a lot of growling in the cabin.Matt Robison, Newsweek, 20 Nov. 2024
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Advertisement Frantic rescue efforts that began at flattened buildings after the quake hit early Tuesday afternoon continued 30 hours later, with dozens working in dust and heat with little water to seek those yelling for help inside.Charlotte Graham-McLay, Los Angeles Times, 18 Dec. 2024
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Travis yells mean things to Jimmy, Teeter arrives to start her new job, and Travis makes a horse turn in circles.Kathryn VanArendonk, Vulture, 16 Dec. 2024
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This mix of bright green, blue, pink, and pink in a chrome finish by celebrity nail artist Britney Tokyo just screams NYE party.Audrey Noble, Vogue, 19 Dec. 2024
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There’s also an experimental score by Daniel Blumberg made of bangs and piano plinks and noises that sound like a dozen balloons screaming.Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 18 Dec. 2024
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There appeared to be some Mangione supporters present; one woman appeared to be crying during the hearing.Todd Karpovich, Baltimore Sun, 19 Dec. 2024
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Now there’s even more to cry about, as Lark has wiped Brady’s bank account clean and disappeared into thin air.Jessica Radloff, Glamour, 19 Dec. 2024
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Phill Simon and his family were sleeping in their Glen Park home when the screech of tornado alerts going off on their phones woke them up.Hema Sivanandam, The Mercury News, 14 Dec. 2024
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The climax is protracted but darkly thrilling: ugly secrets spill into the open, winged monkeys screech and scatter, and Elphaba comes into full possession of her powers.Justin Chang, The New Yorker, 20 Nov. 2024
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“Bellow.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bellow. Accessed 24 Dec. 2024.
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