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
There’s also a mock airplane cabin on campus where students can rehearse talking up executives during a flight.
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Anne M. Peterson, Chicago Tribune, 21 Mar. 2026
In 2021, the real estate investment trust Seritage Growth Properties had talked up the possibility of installing as many as nine residential and office buildings on the site.
—Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 20 Mar. 2026
Elsewhere in the interview, Sarandos – who is in Brussels, Belgium, where the European Union is based – talked up Netflix’s investment in the European content market.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 17 Mar. 2026
As Mercury and Jupiter harmonize, talk up your passions.
—Usa Today, USA Today, 9 Mar. 2026
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Anne M. Peterson, Chicago Tribune, 21 Mar. 2026
In 2021, the real estate investment trust Seritage Growth Properties had talked up the possibility of installing as many as nine residential and office buildings on the site.
—Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 20 Mar. 2026
Elsewhere in the interview, Sarandos – who is in Brussels, Belgium, where the European Union is based – talked up Netflix’s investment in the European content market.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 17 Mar. 2026
As Mercury and Jupiter harmonize, talk up your passions.
—Usa Today, USA Today, 9 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for talk up
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PowerSchool had become so influential that in 2023, its CEO was invited to speak at the White House during an event promoting cybersecurity in education.—
Mike Levine,
ABC News,
14 Apr. 2026
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Better yet, the platform promotes long-term partnerships, which enable clients to receive ongoing work based on a successful track record.—
Kathy Kristof,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 Apr. 2026
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Why speaking up about cost matters When one of us took our child to the doctor for pink eye, the pediatrician quickly sent a prescription for antibiotic drops to the pharmacy.—
Deidre Popovich,
The Conversation,
10 Apr. 2026
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Hunt started posting about Swalwell on April 6, encouraging women to speak up against the sitting congressman.—
Barnini Chakraborty,
The Washington Examiner,
9 Apr. 2026
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Alfortish sold the building at 525 Clay around the time the Feds started investigating him, and Motta Law has vacated the premises.—
Patrick Radden Keefe,
New Yorker,
13 Apr. 2026
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But a few years ago, Shapiro argued, Fox looked at the two paths moving forward and chose to take the one to the future as predecessor 21st Century Fox sold its studio and key cable networks to Walt Disney.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
13 Apr. 2026
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A day before Euphoria‘s third season premiere on HBO, Labrinth is continuing to speak out about his fallout with the Emmy-winning drama.—
Lexi Carson,
HollywoodReporter,
11 Apr. 2026
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Activists wrote in chalk at the offices of both company’s, with messages at OpenAI that urged employees to speak out against the deal.—
Lola Murti,
CNBC,
10 Apr. 2026
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Fans cried foul after the Seattle Mariners struck out in a ceremony that was clearly off base, where a statue of baseball legend Ichiro Suzuki was unveiled with a broken bat — a real swing and a miss.—
Francie Ebert,
NBC news,
10 Apr. 2026
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In the spot, Shane sits in a middle seat next to a chatty flier while a baby cries in the background.—
Chiara Kim,
PEOPLE,
9 Apr. 2026
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Is there a polite way to ask her to address this, short of shouting or splashing?—
Judith Martin,
Sun Sentinel,
11 Apr. 2026
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Biff shouts at him at the show’s excruciating climax) sways between light and dark, between the road and the deadly shoulder, advancing through his last hours on earth as if through the stations of the cross.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
10 Apr. 2026
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Garrett Tyrrell of Durango, sitting to her right, piped up.—
Sean Keeler,
Denver Post,
12 Apr. 2026
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As the MorphoScan measures and calculates, a voice will pipe up offering guidance and progress reports.—
Andrew Gebhart,
PC Magazine,
5 Apr. 2026
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Gennett's wife, Valerie Giacobbe, yelled toward the entourage.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
10 Apr. 2026
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Magnano immediately yelled for Jones to drop the knife before Jones began walking toward him with the blade still in his hand, the footage showed.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
9 Apr. 2026
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“Talk up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/talk%20up. Accessed 16 Apr. 2026.
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