as in to speak out
to voice one's opinions freely with force
she's never been afraid to speak up at town meetings
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Recent Examples of speak up
Farhadi has been vocal about the situation in his native Iran before, calling on his fellow directors to speak up.
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Ellise Shafer, Variety, 15 May 2026
The failure of so many in the political world to speak up displays a sad and growing moral bankruptcy.
—Bobby Zirkin, Baltimore Sun, 14 May 2026
Exceptional human being, trustworthy dude, does his homework, speaks up.
—Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 13 May 2026
And then Morton spoke up, and told them no more crying.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 13 May 2026
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Ellise Shafer, Variety, 15 May 2026
The failure of so many in the political world to speak up displays a sad and growing moral bankruptcy.
—Bobby Zirkin, Baltimore Sun, 14 May 2026
Exceptional human being, trustworthy dude, does his homework, speaks up.
—Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 13 May 2026
And then Morton spoke up, and told them no more crying.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 13 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for speak up
Verb
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As of late, more creators have been speaking out about this disparity.—
Janice Gassam Asare,
Forbes.com,
16 May 2026
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The Washington Post reported Christine has frequently spoken out against rights for people who are transgender.—
Eduardo Cuevas,
USA Today,
16 May 2026
Verb
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The fans sang soccer chants and shouted players’ names.—
Warren Mayes,
Chicago Tribune,
17 May 2026
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But both camps have shared stories of harassment from the other side, including removing campaign literature, shouting at volunteers, and online bullying.—
Sierra Lopez,
Mercury News,
14 May 2026
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Though the arrest took place over three years ago, the case garnered new attention in March when TMZ published a video of the altercation, which showed Paul putting Mortensen in a headlock and throwing chairs at him while a child could be heard crying.—
Becca Longmire,
PEOPLE,
15 May 2026
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On the side, my two best friends were crying with laughter.—
Ethan Shanfeld,
Variety,
15 May 2026
Verb
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The Dodgers and Roberts have talked up Hernández’s strides defensively since moving back to left field this season.—
Fabian Ardaya,
New York Times,
15 May 2026
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Schroeder mostly threaded the needle between talking up the NFL’s longstanding TV partners and heralding streaming’s growing role in serving up its 272 regular-season games.—
Anthony Crupi,
Sportico.com,
15 May 2026
Verb
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Adonis yells as Gillis begs him to pull over.—
Alejandra Gularte,
Vulture,
15 May 2026
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In the video, which was captured by a bystander and later shared online, Cardi can be seen yelling at the NFL player, 32.—
Angelique Brenes,
PEOPLE,
14 May 2026
Verb
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Before Schiraldi could respond, a second rep piped up in Richards’s defense.—
Molly Fischer,
New Yorker,
11 May 2026
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Garrett Tyrrell of Durango, sitting to her right, piped up.—
Sean Keeler,
Denver Post,
12 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Quick bites → Costco shoppers are sounding off after a beloved food court favorite gets a surprising swap.—
Staff,
FOXNews.com,
14 May 2026
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On Tuesday, Senator Lindsey Graham of South Carolina sounded off on China and Pakistan, which is trying to broker a peace deal in the Iran war.—
Vivian Salama,
The Atlantic,
14 May 2026
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“Speak up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/speak%20up. Accessed 22 May. 2026.
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