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Synonyms

blurt out

Idioms  
  1. Say abruptly or inadvertently, utter without thinking. For example, Unfortunately he blurted out how much he hated formal dinners just as his hostess walked in. [Late 1500s]


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I blurt out in horror at my own comparative inadequacies on the romantic postal front.

From BBC Nov. 14, 2023

She didn't blurt out anything crazy or storm out of the room; however, she was devastated.

From Salon Nov. 9, 2023

No sooner did ChatGPT get unleashed than hackers started “jailbreaking” the artificial intelligence chatbot — trying to override its safeguards so it could blurt out something unhinged or obscene.

From Washington Times May 10, 2023

At one point deep into the evening, one of Lupa’s actors, a spectrally thin Andrzej Klak, seizes on the occasion to blurt out a diatribe on dire current events.

From Washington Post Jan. 6, 2023

Noah and I must register the name of the floating paradise at the exact same moment, because we both blurt out, imitating Mom, “Embrace the mystery, Professor.”

From "I'll Give You the Sun" by Jandy Nelson

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