"exclaims" in the verb sense
1. exclaim, cry, cry out, outcry, call out, shout
utter aloud often with surprise, horror, or joy
"`I won!' he exclaimed"
"`Help!' she cried"
"`I'm here,' the mother shouted when she saw her child looking lost"
2. proclaim, exclaim, promulgate
state or announce
"`I am not a Communist,' he exclaimed"
"The King will proclaim an amnesty"
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