blurt

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Recent Examples of blurt But the sheer volume of impractical, implausible, and mutually exclusive proposals that often seem to be blurted out on a whim is simply unbelievable. Ben Ritz, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024 His Benji is full of beans, often blurting out the wrong thing that somehow, mysteriously, ends up being the right thing. TIME, 1 Nov. 2024 Letting the comedians know to lay off if someone jumped up or blurted something out. Emily Alpert Reyes, Los Angeles Times, 22 Sep. 2024 When Emily returns to her apartment, Mindy blurts out that Alfie has been in Paris this whole time, a fact seemingly everyone knew except Emily herself. Sophie Hanson, StyleCaster, 15 Aug. 2024 See all Example Sentences for blurt 
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  • Images shared online showed flames engulfing multiple homes and residents abandoning their cars in Pacific Palisades, including the Palisades Charter High School and the Getty Villa museum.
    Rebecca Falconer, Axios, 9 Jan. 2025
  • On Tuesday, January 7, the 40-year-old former Fashion Police co-host took to her Instagram Story to share her health struggles, revealing a 100-degree fever.
    Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 9 Jan. 2025
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  • The coaches making real money on LinkedIn post content that speaks directly to the souls of their dream clients.
    Jodie Cook, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
  • Galle did not speak at his sentencing, instead choosing to have defense attorney Liz Parker read his statement for him.
    Angel Saunders, People.com, 10 Jan. 2025
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  • Trump has also discussed taking back the Panama Canal, where China controls two of five ports.
    Brad Dress, The Hill, 17 Jan. 2025
  • The former Michigan governor, Biden and Harris campaign surrogate — and vocal Trump critic — declined to discuss partisan politics in her official capacity as a sitting Cabinet secretary.
    Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 17 Jan. 2025
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  • After another person in the club, who was a medic, proclaimed that Morrison was dead, two drug dealers allegedly moved Morrison to his apartment to cover up the overdose and protect their boss, Count Jean de Breteuil, per Rolling Stone.
    Makena Gera, People.com, 12 Jan. 2025
  • But despite proclaiming that the Terps were ready to compete for a conference championship, his tenure has been marked by an inability to get the program over the hump against elite opponents.
    C.J. Doon, Baltimore Sun, 10 Jan. 2025
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  • Hamas has denied the allegations, accusing Israel's prime minister of looking for excuses to back out of the deal.
    Jennifer Jett, NBC News, 17 Jan. 2025
  • As the series progresses, Wash and Medwin’s relationship causes Medwin to look within himself and let down his defenses.
    Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 16 Jan. 2025
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  • Meanwhile, the equivalent of three full-time fire department positions — likely non-firefighter staff members — are slated to be among 91 or so layoffs expected to soon be announced.
    Shomik Mukherjee, The Mercury News, 12 Jan. 2025
  • It was announced that Smith had resigned from the DOJ in court documents submitted on Saturday to U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon, who dismissed the classified documents case against Trump last July.
    Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 12 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • One idea is writing down or verbalizing positive affirmations: positive statements that boost self-regard and self-esteem.
    Mark Gurarie, Health, 10 Jan. 2025
  • Many young adults struggle to verbalize their emotions following a traumatic event, and rituals can help foster the acknowledgment of emotions.
    Eric Wood, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • During his campaign, Kehoe voiced support for eliminating the state’s income tax.
    Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 13 Jan. 2025
  • To his surprise, folks voiced their encouragement rather than complaints.
    Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 13 Jan. 2025

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“Blurt.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blurt. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.

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