as in shouted
to voice one's opinions freely with force
it's a free country, so anyone can speak out
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Recent Examples of spoken out
King Charles has spoken out about the Epstein files, and, according to multiple outlets, will back a police inquiry into his younger brother, Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, the man formerly known as Prince Andrew.
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Rachel Burchfield, InStyle, 10 Feb. 2026
Other artists, including pop stars Olivia Rodrigo and Ariana Grande, have also spoken out against Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and in support of demonstrations.
—Connor Greene, Time, 2 Feb. 2026
Former presidents Bill Clinton, Barack Obama and Joe Biden have all spoken out about the violence in Minneapolis.
—Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 27 Jan. 2026
Martha Stewart has spoken out about the current climate in the United States.
—Sarah Sotoodeh , Lauryn Overhultz, FOXNews.com, 27 Jan. 2026
However, many local officials have spoken out against the enforcement operations.
—Michelle Stoddart, ABC News, 20 Jan. 2026
Riley has spoken out in favor of a five-year window.
—Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 19 Jan. 2026
Bosch and Itsaragrisil, along with the Miss Universe Organization, have all spoken out about what transpired.
—Allison Degrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Nov. 2025
Fellow former members Jill (Duggar) Dillard, Derick Dillard and Amy (Duggar) King have also spoken out about their experience with the group.
—Alexandra Schonfeld, PEOPLE, 6 Nov. 2025
Rachel Burchfield, InStyle, 10 Feb. 2026
Other artists, including pop stars Olivia Rodrigo and Ariana Grande, have also spoken out against Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and in support of demonstrations.
—Connor Greene, Time, 2 Feb. 2026
Former presidents Bill Clinton, Barack Obama and Joe Biden have all spoken out about the violence in Minneapolis.
—Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 27 Jan. 2026
Martha Stewart has spoken out about the current climate in the United States.
—Sarah Sotoodeh , Lauryn Overhultz, FOXNews.com, 27 Jan. 2026
However, many local officials have spoken out against the enforcement operations.
—Michelle Stoddart, ABC News, 20 Jan. 2026
Riley has spoken out in favor of a five-year window.
—Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 19 Jan. 2026
Bosch and Itsaragrisil, along with the Miss Universe Organization, have all spoken out about what transpired.
—Allison Degrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Nov. 2025
Fellow former members Jill (Duggar) Dillard, Derick Dillard and Amy (Duggar) King have also spoken out about their experience with the group.
—Alexandra Schonfeld, PEOPLE, 6 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for spoken out
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Witherspoon shouted in the same way Captain America assembles the Avengers.—
Michael-Shawn Dugar,
New York Times,
9 Feb. 2026
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Footage showed dozens of people being arrested as agitators shouted insults at state patrol officers, tore down yellow police tape and hurled lewd objects at law enforcement.—
Alexandra Koch,
FOXNews.com,
8 Feb. 2026
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Bridges also isn’t the only big star who’s spoken up about ICE recently.—
Hannah Dailey,
Billboard,
8 Oct. 2025
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But individual commissioners have spoken up on either side of it.—
Nicole Nixon,
Sacbee.com,
2 Oct. 2025
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Taneja also talked up the investment in xAI, noting that Grok, the chatbot made by xAI, was already in use across Tesla’s fleet.—
Jessica Mathews,
Fortune,
28 Jan. 2026
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Last quarter, Tesla shares slumped after Musk talked up the company’s Optimus and Robotaxi efforts but failed to confront questions about the fundamentals of the auto segment.—
Samantha Subin,
CNBC,
27 Jan. 2026
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When the crowd got a chance to ask questions, a rancher piped up.—
Elise Schmelzer,
Denver Post,
24 Nov. 2025
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Republican Senators Rand Paul and Ted Cruz piped up in defense of Kimmel’s right to free speech without governmental interference.—
Sarah Stankorb,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Oct. 2025
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Mayor Mamdani on Friday sounded off against ICE and issued an executive order aimed at putting an exclamation on point on the city’s existing sanctuary policies.—
Josephine Stratman,
New York Daily News,
6 Feb. 2026
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And months after its debut in October, Blue Bloods star Tom Selleck sounded off about the potential of him returning to his role of Frank Reagan.—
Brenton Blanchet,
PEOPLE,
28 Jan. 2026
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In front of a raucous home crowd, Italy held off Georgia for the bronze medal behind a dazzling free skate from Matteo Rizzo, who dropped to his knees on the ice and cried.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Feb. 2026
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Duran looked down at the defense table as the verdict was read while Duprey’s mother, Gretchen Soto, and his partner, Pearl Velez, the mother of his two children, cried in the gallery.—
Michael Dorgan,
FOXNews.com,
7 Feb. 2026
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Court documents show Shadbar, who is white, yelled several derogatory racist and sexist slurs at his neighbors and had regularly harassed the family, including firing blank rounds toward Robertson’s home and throwing an M-80 type of firework over the fence into her yard.—
Michelle Mullins,
Chicago Tribune,
6 Feb. 2026
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The two men yelled and cursed at each other before a staffer pulled the Congressman away.—
JoAnn Angelico-Stetson,
Hartford Courant,
3 Feb. 2026
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