talk up

verb

Definition of talk upnext
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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2
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 The president talked up Jackson and Senate candidate Mike Collins as part of the White House effort to boost GOP enthusiasm in the upcoming elections. — Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online, 17 Oct. 2026 In an interview, Appia’s CEO, Tom Drivas, talked up the possibility of a link between SRC and Appia. — Glenn Zorpette, IEEE Spectrum, 15 Oct. 2026 Like China, Russia has talked up the prospect of its own Starlink alternative for several years, but the program was accelerated earlier this year when SpaceX cut off Russian access to Starlink. — Jon Martindale, PC Magazine, 13 Oct. 2026 Trump is talking up Micron’s decision to invest $100 billion over the next 30 years to build a semiconductor facility near Syracuse. — Sasha Von Oldershausen Sasha Von Oldershausen Sasha Von Oldershausen Kevin Williams Kevin Williams Shane Goldmacher and Pati Mazzei, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for talk up
Recent Examples of Synonyms for talk up
  1. promote
  2. speak up
  3. sell
  4. speak out
  5. cry
  6. shout
  7. pipe up
  8. yell
Verb
  • Rather than campaign for Whatley, he's been promoting his new book criticizing fellow Republicans.
    — Colin Campbell, NPR, 4 Nov. 2026
  • The pastor successfully converted his personal popularity into votes by promoting unity — both among Kansans and between political parties.
    — Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 4 Nov. 2026
Definition of promote
Verb
  • Once surgery starts, the line is followed, so this is the moment to speak up.
    — Kaitlyn Gomez, Sacbee.com, 30 Oct. 2026
  • When a major renovation of Northeast High School appeared at risk, residents and local leaders spoke up.
    — Tim Lonergan, Sun Sentinel, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of speak up
Verb
  • The verdict St Vincent possesses an unexplored, get-away-from-it-all tranquillity that many more boisterous Caribbean islands would sell their last rum punch for.
    — James Rampton, TheWeek, 3 Nov. 2026
  • The three suspects — two Greeks and one Albanian national — are accused of removing piping from the building’s gas supply network to sell the copper as scrap, causing a major gas leak.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of sell
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  • Javits, who dreamed of becoming a doctor, was remembered fondly Monday when his fellow students staged a walkout and spoke out about bullying and gun violence.
    — Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 2 Nov. 2026
  • Jan Barry, a co-founder of Vietnam Veterans Against the War, has made the point that there are now established pathways for antiwar veterans to speak out and that no similar tradition exists for dissenters within law enforcement.
    — Francisco Cantú, New Yorker, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of speak out
Verb
  • There’s an emotional sequence with the young child Akiko crying that involves her parents.
    — Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 7 Nov. 2026
  • When Lebrun returned to Florida, his two children — a son and a daughter — both cried.
    — Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 7 Nov. 2026
Definition of cry
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  • Aneha shouts to the crowd and then dances off the altar, like this is all a fun gag.
    — Emma Sharpe, Vulture, 4 Nov. 2026
  • In one video, Basabe appears to raise his voice at a man before turning around and shouting at a woman.
    — Sofia Saric, Miami Herald, 3 Nov. 2026
Definition of shout
Verb
  • Ida Mae Cullen, the peppery widow of poet Countee Cullen, pipes up to remind the group, vigorously, that the Harlem Renaissance really lasted for just one decade, the 1920s, though its ripples began years before and resonated for decades after.
    — Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 16 Oct. 2026
  • But remarks made last week by Bruce Brown, an eight-year NBA veteran fighting for a roster spot with the New York Knicks, garnered enough attention online that the league piped up.
    — Lev Akabas, Sportico.com, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of pipe up
Verb
  • The video, which is blurry from the officer's movement, captures yelling and the sound of a single gunshot, followed by several additional gunshot noises.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 3 Nov. 2026
  • The video, which is blurry from the officer’s movement, captures yelling and the sound of a single gunshot, followed by several additional gunshot noises.
    — Kristin M. Hall, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2026
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