as in to speak up
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 speak out
Several of the comedians performing in Saudi Arabia have spoken out about free speech in the past.
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Rebecca Schneid, Time, 29 Sep. 2025
Lola Young is speaking out after collapsing on stage at the All Things Go music festival.
—Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 28 Sep. 2025
Penn is hardly the first in Hollywood to speak out about Kirk.
—Jack Dunn, Variety, 27 Sep. 2025
Models are increasingly speaking out about the ways artificial intelligence could impact their livelihoods.
—Meghan Hall, Sourcing Journal, 23 Sep. 2025
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Rebecca Schneid, Time, 29 Sep. 2025
Lola Young is speaking out after collapsing on stage at the All Things Go music festival.
—Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 28 Sep. 2025
Penn is hardly the first in Hollywood to speak out about Kirk.
—Jack Dunn, Variety, 27 Sep. 2025
Models are increasingly speaking out about the ways artificial intelligence could impact their livelihoods.
—Meghan Hall, Sourcing Journal, 23 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for speak out
Verb
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Why haven't our players and the PGA spoken up to condemn them?—
Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
30 Sep. 2025
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Clubhouse leaders — according to a team source, specifically Hoerner, Swanson and Ian Happ — made sure to speak up.—
Sahadev Sharma,
New York Times,
30 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Turn to face the shore, tread water, and signal for help by shouting or waving your arms.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
30 Sep. 2025
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Bilge Ebiri shouted out Kathryn Bigelow’s A House of Dynamite, one of his favorites out of Venice.—
Morgan Baila,
Vulture,
30 Sep. 2025
Verb
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In front of reporters, the agent grabbed the crying woman by the arms before shoving her to the wall and then downward.—
Eduardo Cuevas,
USA Today,
26 Sep. 2025
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The latest incident, caught on several cell phones and cameras, shows a woman crying apparently after the arrest of her husband.—
Ximena Bustillo,
NPR,
26 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Take a look at the new photos below, then sound off in the comments!—
Nick Caruso,
TVLine,
25 Sep. 2025
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Other late-night hosts and alumni, from Seth Meyers to David Letterman, have sounded off on the Kimmel pull this week.—
Brenton Blanchet,
PEOPLE,
19 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Sexton, Lee says, elevates the whole environment and Sexton and Ball are really building a rapport and talking up a storm together a lot after practice.—
Roderick Boone,
Charlotte Observer,
20 Sep. 2025
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Each has talked up and acted upon the notion that universities’ illiberal and often hypocritical approaches to issues concerning free speech and antisemitism need to change.—
David Mark,
The Washington Examiner,
19 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Multiple neighbors either called the police or yelled at the attacker to get away from the girl, court documents reveal.—
Noe Padilla,
IndyStar,
29 Sep. 2025
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At one point the kid started copying him and was yelling the same things and the family was laughing.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
29 Sep. 2025
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Younger Republican voters and GOP contrarians are piping up to challenge the broad consensus in the Republican Party that has been in lockstep with policy on Israel.—
Kristina Karisch,
The Hill,
19 Aug. 2025
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But Surfside is paying off a $30 million bill to keep its pipes up and running.—
Pat Beall,
The Orlando Sentinel,
22 June 2025
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“Speak out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/speak%20out. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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