1
as in to promote
to provide publicity for
the director and actors are making the obligatory rounds of the late-night shows to talk up their new movie
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as in to speak up
to voice one's opinions freely with force
feel free to talk up if you have any objections
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Recent Examples of talk up
On the podcast The Hill’s World of Travel, O’Leary talked up artificial intelligence, getting most of the names wrong in the process.
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Bethy Squires, Vulture, 22 Oct. 2025
The administration has talked up its policy on social media, issuing stark warnings about the speech of foreign nationals.
—David Ingram, NBC news, 16 Oct. 2025
Netflix began talking up its emerging interest in the podcasting space earlier this year.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 14 Oct. 2025
This isn’t quite like other rivalries, such as the Iron Bowl or Georgia-Georgia Tech, where coaches motivate their players by talking up their hatred of the other team.
—Seth Emerson, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
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Bethy Squires, Vulture, 22 Oct. 2025
The administration has talked up its policy on social media, issuing stark warnings about the speech of foreign nationals.
—David Ingram, NBC news, 16 Oct. 2025
Netflix began talking up its emerging interest in the podcasting space earlier this year.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 14 Oct. 2025
This isn’t quite like other rivalries, such as the Iron Bowl or Georgia-Georgia Tech, where coaches motivate their players by talking up their hatred of the other team.
—Seth Emerson, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for talk up
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Similarly, the Interstate Consortium for the Sustainable Development of the Legal Amazon Region brings together Amazonian states to curb deforestation, promote green agriculture and attract green investment.—
MSNBC Newsweek,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
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Ausberry was promoted to the interim job in Woodward’s place, and the board gave him the authority to lead the coaching hire.—
Chris Vannini,
New York Times,
5 Nov. 2025
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Hyman is now urging others to speak up and to consider walking away from gyms and other establishments that fail to protect women.—
Amber Harding OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
5 Nov. 2025
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Many children still lack access to music programs, but parents can speak up at schools and push for change.—
Kris Ann Valdez,
Parents,
4 Nov. 2025
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Hong Kong — Qatar Airways will sell its stake in Cathay Pacific Airways for $896 million, ending its eight-year shareholding in Hong Kong’s flagship carrier.—
John Liu,
CNN Money,
6 Nov. 2025
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After its publication in 2019, the book sold two million copies and quickly became a favorite with high school and college kids.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
6 Nov. 2025
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Allison Mack is speaking out for the first time since her prison stay.—
Taijuan Moorman,
USA Today,
11 Nov. 2025
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Jack Smith has started to speak out.—
Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
11 Nov. 2025
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At one point during the hearing, Richards pleaded for a tissue and began crying while recalling a particularly abusive event in May.—
Tracy Wright , Christina Dugan Ramirez , Lauryn Overhultz,
FOXNews.com,
7 Nov. 2025
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But where words fail, crying speaks.—
Emlyn Travis,
Entertainment Weekly,
7 Nov. 2025
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Bearing rugelach, Brooks arrived late, shouted everyone down, and then—infuriatingly—made their work better.—
David Denby,
New Yorker,
10 Nov. 2025
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The video shows immigration agents arresting a man later identified as Dennis Quiñonez, as people shout that there is a child in the back of the car.—
Rebecca Schneid,
Time,
9 Nov. 2025
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If only a pie could pipe up and announce when it’s done, right?—
Karla Walsh,
Better Homes & Gardens,
2 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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While in the parking lot, Veliz reportedly drove against traffic and yelled out gang slogans.—
Robert Salonga,
Mercury News,
7 Nov. 2025
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Whoever dispatched that ambulance might be one of many employees at the Department of Emergency Communications who have felt uncomfortable, yelled at and trapped between their calling to help people and what several current and former dispatchers have called a hostile work environment.—
Kirsten Fiscus,
Nashville Tennessean,
6 Nov. 2025
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“Talk up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/talk%20up. Accessed 16 Nov. 2025.
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