: an event in which people publicly share their experiences of or views on an issue
spoke out; spoken out; speaking out; speaks out
1
: to speak loud enough to be heard
2
: to speak boldly : express an opinion frankly
spoke out on the issues
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Verb
it's a free country, so anyone can speak out
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TIME, 28 Jan. 2025
Justin Curto, Vulture, 7 Feb. 2025
Public support swelled; celebrities including Emma Thompson and Stephen Fry spoke out in favor of the group.
—Anna Russell, The New Yorker, 7 Feb. 2025
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Noun
And yet, its importance as a text of and for the anti-rape movement—a movement that emerged from second-wave feminist organizing, speak-outs, and grassroots consciousness-raising sessions in the late 1960s and early 1970s—escaped most observers.
—TIME, 28 Jan. 2025
Verb
This is Boss Alexander and Rose’s first time speaking out about Holker’s memoir.
—Justin Curto, Vulture, 7 Feb. 2025
Public support swelled; celebrities including Emma Thompson and Stephen Fry spoke out in favor of the group.
—Anna Russell, The New Yorker, 7 Feb. 2025
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“Speak-out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/speak-out. Accessed 11 Feb. 2025.
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