as in to speak out
to voice one's opinions freely with force
don't worry, he'll pipe up if he feels he's being overlooked
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Recent Examples of pipe up
That day, Piaf’s secretary had already informed them that the meeting was canceled when the singer piped up in a weary voice from her bedroom and agreed to see them.
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Alex Williams, New York Times, 24 Nov. 2024
Michael Fagan, 31, scaled the walls around the palace and climbed a drain-pipe up to the monarch's private apartments.
—Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week Uk, theweek, 19 Nov. 2024
Users started piping up over the past several weeks, posting on the Google support forums, Reddit, and other social media that their treasured Timeline data had gone missing.
—Ars Technica, 24 Mar. 2025
Dua Lipa, the pop star also known as Dula Peep (thanks to Wendy Williams), has piped up with a message of mourning after popular language company Duolingo murdered its adorable owl mascot, Duo, and subsequently asked its users to respect the singer's privacy in the aftermath.
—EW.com, 12 Feb. 2025
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Alex Williams, New York Times, 24 Nov. 2024
Michael Fagan, 31, scaled the walls around the palace and climbed a drain-pipe up to the monarch's private apartments.
—Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week Uk, theweek, 19 Nov. 2024
Users started piping up over the past several weeks, posting on the Google support forums, Reddit, and other social media that their treasured Timeline data had gone missing.
—Ars Technica, 24 Mar. 2025
Dua Lipa, the pop star also known as Dula Peep (thanks to Wendy Williams), has piped up with a message of mourning after popular language company Duolingo murdered its adorable owl mascot, Duo, and subsequently asked its users to respect the singer's privacy in the aftermath.
—EW.com, 12 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pipe up
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The Council on American-Islamic Relations, which has commended Francis for speaking out about the humanitarian crisis in Gaza, also offered condolences to the Christian community on Monday.—
N'dea Yancey-Bragg,
USA Today,
22 Apr. 2025
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Williams-Paisley regained her ability to speak out loud again immediately following the surgery.—
Ashley Hume,
FOXNews.com,
21 Apr. 2025
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In video shared by The Associated Press, Grassley faces a room of Iowans who are at times shouting in disagreement about some of the Trump administration's policies.—
Allison Pecorin,
ABC News,
23 Apr. 2025
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Chaos ensues when Fred Armisen's auctioneer unveils the painting, prompting everyone else in the room to shout, vomit, and self-harm, including Samberg's then-castmates Bobby Moynihan, Bill Hader, and Kristen Wiig.—
Ryan Coleman,
EW.com,
23 Apr. 2025
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When this kind of culture exists, SMEs are more likely to speak up with new thinking.—
Rhea Wessel,
Forbes.com,
21 Apr. 2025
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Green Day used their Coachella headliner slot to speak up for good.—
Mitchell Peters,
Billboard,
20 Apr. 2025
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Part of taking care of your job on the field is making sure things are sound off of it.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
24 Apr. 2025
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The crowd of fans who had just attended Kebbel's meet-and-greet event sounded off with a chorus of lovestruck oohs and ahs, and of course some hearty applause.—
Ryan Coleman,
EW.com,
14 Apr. 2025
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But Angel also talked up its Angel Guild in its messaging, making the case that the film performed simply because its many Angel Guild members had already seen and endorsed the film and were in some cases literally invested in its success.—
Brian Welk,
IndieWire,
14 Apr. 2025
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Presidents named other than Trump have talked up U.S. markets.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Apr. 2025
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Parsons cried on the Bleacher Report live broadcast.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
25 Apr. 2025
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People in the audience were crying, for God’s sake.—
Lynette Rice,
Deadline,
23 Apr. 2025
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In the montage of multiple bodycam video recordings, multiple officers are heard yelling repeatedly at a woman identified by the LAPD as Lauren.—
Nancy Dillon,
Rolling Stone,
25 Apr. 2025
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In the heated moments before Shriner was shot on April 8, police officers are seen in the videos behind a tall fence yelling at Shriner to put down her gun as loud helicopters circle overhead.—
Jack Hannah,
CNN Money,
25 Apr. 2025
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However, today most young people rarely call each other.—
Andrea Wigfield,
CNN,
14 Feb. 2023
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Marx himself would call DEI a classic case of ideology, a set of benign-seeming ideas that disguise the workings of the rulers, in this case empowered progressives.—
WSJ,
WSJ,
14 Feb. 2023
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