1
as in to say
to express (a thought or emotion) in words
finally spoke her fears
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as in to talk
to give a formal often extended talk on a subject
the Mayanists have been invited to speak about their latest archaeological discoveries
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Recent Examples of speak
Like other Republicans who spoke to NPR, Gilliam reiterated the argument that having urban, suburban and rural voters relatively evenly mixed in a district is preferable to primarily taking race into account.
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Stephen Fowler, NPR, 15 May 2026
English-speaking salons in Seoul include Eco Jardin and Juno Hair Myeongdong Street.
—Hanna Wickes, Sacbee.com, 15 May 2026
Nick Jonas speaks onstage during Beyond Limits, Beyond Type 1's 10th Anniversary Celebration With Co-Founders Nick Jonas and Juliet de Baubigny, OBE, at The Ziegfeld Ballroom on November 15, 2025 in New York City.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026
The Suicide and Crisis Lifeline is 988 for those who may be seeking to speak with someone.
—Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 15 May 2026
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Stephen Fowler, NPR, 15 May 2026
English-speaking salons in Seoul include Eco Jardin and Juno Hair Myeongdong Street.
—Hanna Wickes, Sacbee.com, 15 May 2026
Nick Jonas speaks onstage during Beyond Limits, Beyond Type 1's 10th Anniversary Celebration With Co-Founders Nick Jonas and Juliet de Baubigny, OBE, at The Ziegfeld Ballroom on November 15, 2025 in New York City.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026
The Suicide and Crisis Lifeline is 988 for those who may be seeking to speak with someone.
—Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 15 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for speak
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The New York Knicks took care of business, to say the least, against the Philadelphia 76ers with another utter demolition on the road in a close-out game.—
Dan Santaromita,
New York Times,
11 May 2026
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Her foundation said she has been granted a prison sentence suspension on bail.—
Sarah el Deeb,
Los Angeles Times,
11 May 2026
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Wasserman was the evening’s major speaker and arrived at the event as reporters were talking to Cherfilus-McCormick.—
Anthony Man,
Sun Sentinel,
12 May 2026
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Join, stay in, talk to the teacher next door.—
Steven Walker,
The Orlando Sentinel,
12 May 2026
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Daniel de Visé Americans who traveled on the MV Hondius cruise ship will have the option to return home, rather than to a national quarantine center, if safety protocols permit, a top health official told CNN on Sunday.—
Kathryn Palmer,
USA Today,
11 May 2026
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Alexa told me she was relieved by the outcome.—
Ava Kofman,
New Yorker,
11 May 2026
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Proctor bragged about properly hydrating himself before practice, which is something past and present Dolphins coaches and trainers annually lecture the newcomers about to avoid dehydration, and the use of intravenous fluids.—
Omar Kelly,
Miami Herald,
10 May 2026
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For years, states such as New York and California have been run by politicians who seem to believe prosperity is permanent — an endless resource to be taxed a little more, regulated a little harder and lectured a little longer.—
Larry Clifton,
Sun Sentinel,
28 Apr. 2026
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Yet Cornelius Krull, the patriarch, speaks only a German dialect and never utters more than two words.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
14 May 2026
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That line, uttered by Duncan in the last scene of this week’s episode, is as succinct a thesis statement as The Audacity has offered about the ethical wasteland of Silicon Valley.—
Scott Tobias,
Vulture,
10 May 2026
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Denver Police Chief Ron Thomas did not discuss Mott’s extensive criminal history at a news conference Tuesday morning but noted that investigators were reaching out to his family and those who knew him seeking additional information about his motivations.—
Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
13 May 2026
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The former UConn All-American logged only 18 minutes off the bench in the team’s season opener at Indiana over the weekend, but Wings coach Jose Fernandez didn’t discuss whether that limited workload was a reflection of issues with a joint that has been surgically repaired twice before.—
Brian Hamilton,
New York Times,
13 May 2026
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Naan and gumbo, kimchi and chow chow companionably share the menu.—
Ligaya Mishan,
New York Times,
11 May 2026
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Venezuela and the Caribbean nation — who in the 1990s signed a delimitation treaty establishing the terms for exploiting any hydrocarbon deposits on both sides of the border strip — share the Gulf of Paria, an inland sea at Venezuela’s westernmost end and south of the island of Trinidad.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
11 May 2026
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“Speak.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/speak. Accessed 17 May. 2026.
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