sound off

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Recent Examples of sound off Just a couple of weeks after attending the Knicks game with Diggs, Cardi sounded off at her estranged husband for requesting spousal support amid their divorce proceedings. Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 2 June 2025 The couple's wedding DJ Debbie Sallee, who is also known as Debbie The DJ, remembers tornado warnings on everyone's phones and the civil defense siren sounding off at around 3:30 p.m. Ashlyn Robinette, People.com, 28 May 2025 Following last week’s surprise news that Dick’s Sporting Goods would acquire Foot Locker in a deal worth $2.4 billion, JD Sports chief executive officer Régis Schultz is sounding off on the deal. Stephen Garner, Footwear News, 21 May 2025 And for the Energy and Commerce Committee, some hard-line conservatives are already sounding off on how the panel decided to reform Medicaid. Mychael Schnell, The Hill, 12 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for sound off
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sound off
Verb
  • Bill Belichick's Future With North Carolina Made Crystal Clear By Insider During an interview with Sporting News, Manning spoke out about Arch.
    Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 June 2025
  • Bill Gates is speaking out about his personal experience with Alzheimer’s — and his hope for progress in fighting the disease.
    Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 20 June 2025
Verb
  • Theater talk is some of the most frivolous talk, and it should be shouted from the rooftops.
    Bethy Squires, Vulture, 20 June 2025
  • But they were awakened around 2 a.m. Saturday by someone pounding on the front door and shouting, asking to enter and identifying himself as a police officer, the family recounted.
    Dalia Faheid, CNN Money, 20 June 2025
Verb
  • With screaming, crying, and crash outs abound, Madix’s high pony mirrored her demeanor: commanding, polished, and captivating.
    Devon Abelman, Allure, 23 June 2025
  • When the curtain is lifted, Matthew is crying, and Andreas is beaming.
    Han Ong, New Yorker, 22 June 2025
Verb
  • The caller said six or seven juveniles ran him off the road and yelled expletives at him and and flipped him off.
    Nollyanne Delacruz, Mercury News, 24 June 2025
  • After Orange County prosecutors appealed his original five-year sentence, a man who chased, threatened and yelled racial slurs at a pregnant Black woman will be resentenced, facing a maximum sentence between 38 years to life in state prison.
    Andrea Klick, Oc Register, 24 June 2025
Verb
  • Our wavy-haired editors piped up to share their go-to mousses and what exactly won them over.
    Annie Blackman, Allure, 31 May 2025
  • Everyone is talking and Kamilla is trying to pipe up and even has to raise her hand to get heard.
    Brian Moylan, Vulture, 22 May 2025
Verb
  • If the bill was a mistake, call 1-800-HHS-TIPS to report it.
    Louise Norris, Verywell Health, 14 Feb. 2023
  • However, today most young people rarely call each other.
    Andrea Wigfield, CNN, 14 Feb. 2023
Verb
  • As Ryan Murphy prepares to debut his next piece of nonfiction in his American Story franchise, one member of the Kennedy family is speaking up.
    Glenn Garner, Deadline, 20 June 2025
  • As fear spread throughout Los Angeles, many of the city’s institutions spoke up to defend the undocumented immigrants and asylum seekers who were being picked up by the federal government.
    Natasha Chen, CNN Money, 20 June 2025
Verb
  • Diehard Lilo fans might even bring up the underrated gem that is Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen and still others might talk up Life Size.
    Stephanie Sengwe, People.com, 19 June 2025
  • The Chinese electronic giant has been talking up the capabilities of its first performance EV, the SU7 Ultra, for close to a year now.
    Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 12 June 2025

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“Sound off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sound%20off. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.

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