blurt

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Recent Examples of blurt That didn't detract from the energy as tens of thousands of Swifties blurted out nearly every word to the expansive set list, and many stuck around afterward to pick up individual confetti pieces off the floor. Kaitlin Lange, The Indianapolis Star, 2 Nov. 2024 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 See all Example Sentences for blurt 
Recent Examples of Synonyms for blurt
Verb
  • Editors share their go-tos for brightening, firming, and calming their complexions.
    Devon Abelman, Allure, 11 Feb. 2025
  • Footage shared on YouTube by Forbes likewise showed a nearby crowd greeting the president with cheers.
    Hannah Hudnall, USA TODAY, 11 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • Some residents had previously spoken at a December hearing on the project when the Council voted to postpone a decision to better understand the project.
    Alexandra Hardle, The Arizona Republic, 16 Feb. 2025
  • Not that the story won’t speak to people around the globe.
    Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • Steve Bannon has discussed with New York state prosecutors a potential plea deal in its criminal case charging the longtime ally of President Donald Trump with defrauding donors to a southern border wall, according to media reports.
    Aysha Bagchi, USA TODAY, 11 Feb. 2025
  • Today, world leaders from over 90 countries will gather in Paris to discuss artificial intelligence policy.
    Henry Papadatos, TIME, 10 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • In 1998, the City of DeBary proclaimed the third Saturday in February to be Frederick deBary Day.
    Joe Rassel, Orlando Sentinel, 6 Feb. 2025
  • Some have turned to social media to proclaim that loading the silverware basket by type of silverware is the ideal method for easy unloading.
    Halee Miller Van Ryswyk, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • As part of the study, researchers looked closer at the diversity of these communities in the four evacuation zones by using U.S. census and elementary school data to develop a profile of the people living there.
    Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 9 Feb. 2025
  • Those looking for a complete, back-up-the-truck-style trade deadline, like the one Cubs President Jed Hoyer executed in the summer of 2021, were left disappointed when the new semirebuild plan wasn’t really explained.
    Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 9 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • The school announced that Faulkner, along with other donors, gave gifts to the Camden Scholars Program.
    Lucas Frau, USA TODAY, 18 Feb. 2025
  • Since Trump has taken office, Musk announced that USAID would shut down.
    Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 18 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • There is no need for Shyne to overly verbalize the significance of these images: Black farmers cultivating land on which they were once enslaved, using tools that ease the burden of this task.
    Esther Zuckerman, IndieWire, 25 Jan. 2025
  • One idea is writing down or verbalizing positive affirmations: positive statements that boost self-regard and self-esteem.
    Mark Gurarie, Health, 10 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • As lawmakers in Annapolis continue to debate energy solutions, residents have voiced frustration over mounting energy bills.
    Jessica Babb, Baltimore Sun, 18 Feb. 2025
  • Oscar Issac will voice Jesus and star alongside Kenneth Branagh (Charles Dickens), Uma Thurman (Mrs. Dickens), Mark Hamill (Herrod), Pierce Brosnan (Pontius Pilot), Roman Griffin Davis (Walter Dickens), Forest Whitaker (Peter) and Ben Kingsley (High Priest Caiaphus).
    Jack Dunn, Variety, 17 Feb. 2025

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“Blurt.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blurt. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.

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