: an event in which people publicly share their experiences of or views on an issue
spoke out; spoken out; speaking out; speaks out
1
: to speak loud enough to be heard
2
: to speak boldly : express an opinion frankly
spoke out on the issues
Synonyms
Examples of speak-out in a Sentence
Verb
it's a free country, so anyone can speak out
Recent Examples on the Web
Fox News, 7 May 2024
Gender equity concerns reach fever pitch As female employees spoke out about Knuth, frustrations over disparate treatment grew among Nevada’s female athletes.
—Kenny Jacoby, USA TODAY, 7 May 2024
None of them were involved in the London criminal trial, and all but one have never spoken out before.
—Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 May 2024
Several days after her father spoke out at a meeting against Al Capone’s efforts to muscle in on the junk dealers’ business, a gangster shot him three times in the groin.
—Steven Greenhouse, New York Times, 3 May 2024
On May 2, Trump's lawyer Todd Blanche argued that Trump is still speaking out in self-defense and also in defense of his run for president.
—Ximena Bustillo, NPR, 6 May 2024
Amid death threats and hateful comments, Raven-Symoné is speaking out in defense of her wife, Miranda Pearman-Maday.
—Shania Russell, EW.com, 5 May 2024
At the sentencing hearing, several of Sandoval’s family members spoke out.
—Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 4 May 2024
And nobody with any administrative authority at Harvard spoke out in her defense.
—Jonathan Zimmerman, Twin Cities, 4 May 2024
Verb
Continue reading … ‘AMERICAN AS APPLE PIE’ – Georgia Trump prosecutor's ex-boyfriend speaks out about relationship in new interview.
—Fox News, 7 May 2024
Gender equity concerns reach fever pitch As female employees spoke out about Knuth, frustrations over disparate treatment grew among Nevada’s female athletes.
—Kenny Jacoby, USA TODAY, 7 May 2024
None of them were involved in the London criminal trial, and all but one have never spoken out before.
—Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 May 2024
Several days after her father spoke out at a meeting against Al Capone’s efforts to muscle in on the junk dealers’ business, a gangster shot him three times in the groin.
—Steven Greenhouse, New York Times, 3 May 2024
On May 2, Trump's lawyer Todd Blanche argued that Trump is still speaking out in self-defense and also in defense of his run for president.
—Ximena Bustillo, NPR, 6 May 2024
Amid death threats and hateful comments, Raven-Symoné is speaking out in defense of her wife, Miranda Pearman-Maday.
—Shania Russell, EW.com, 5 May 2024
At the sentencing hearing, several of Sandoval’s family members spoke out.
—Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 4 May 2024
And nobody with any administrative authority at Harvard spoke out in her defense.
—Jonathan Zimmerman, Twin Cities, 4 May 2024
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“Speak-out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/speak-out. Accessed 10 May. 2024.
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