give voice to
idiom
formal
: to express (a thought, feeling, etc.) to someone
Therapy allowed her to give voice to her fears.
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In Douglas Springsteen’s case from that era, men didn’t know how to, or couldn’t give voice to their pain.
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Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 30 Aug. 2025
The first six lines — a single, nearly pauseless sentence — give voice to those unnamed critics, and also offer a defense against them.
—A.o. Scott, New York Times, 27 Aug. 2025
The front-running progressive, David Dinkins, was vying to be the city’s first Black mayor, promising to lift up those who had been left behind by the boom and to give voice to the voiceless.
—Jonathan Mahler, Curbed, 1 Aug. 2025
Indeed, Lee and Ahn give voice to the entire spectrum of this fandom, which is as vast and diverse our species itself.
—David Opie, IndieWire, 24 July 2025
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Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 30 Aug. 2025
The first six lines — a single, nearly pauseless sentence — give voice to those unnamed critics, and also offer a defense against them.
—A.o. Scott, New York Times, 27 Aug. 2025
The front-running progressive, David Dinkins, was vying to be the city’s first Black mayor, promising to lift up those who had been left behind by the boom and to give voice to the voiceless.
—Jonathan Mahler, Curbed, 1 Aug. 2025
Indeed, Lee and Ahn give voice to the entire spectrum of this fandom, which is as vast and diverse our species itself.
—David Opie, IndieWire, 24 July 2025
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“Give voice to.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/give%20voice%20to. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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