Thesaurus results for MOUTHS (OFF)

mouths (off)

verb

present tense third-person singular of mouth (off)

as in speaks

to talk as if giving an important and formal speech some crank mouthing off in the center of town to anyone who would listen

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The slate for this year’s Midnight Madness very much speaks to that ethos, as Kuplowsky walked us through the 10 films that make up this year’s energizing movie mix tape.

— Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 6 Aug. 2026
New alliance Republican nominee for governor Rick Jackson (right) speaks with moderator Brian Robinson during the Georgia Chamber’s annual congressional luncheon in Athens on Wednesday.

— Adam Beam, AJC.com, 6 Aug. 2026

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Prize Director Michael Kelleher talks with 2026 Windham-Campbell Prize for Nonfiction recipient Kei Miller about Yuval Noah Harari’s sprawling and sometimes controversial book Sapiens and about how humanity is fiction (and vice-versa).

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 12 Aug. 2026
In this encore episode for our Tech Camp series, host Regina Barber talks to Carl Zimmer, a science reporter at The New York Times, about his reporting on mirror cells — and why creating them could lead to devastating consequences for life on Earth.

— Berly McCoy, NPR, 10 Aug. 2026

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Concertgoers gather outside Chase Center after a message announces that Earth, Wind and Fire is unable to perform due to a medical emergency involving a member of the band in San Francisco, California, August 6, 2026.

— Richard Ramos, CBS News, 7 Aug. 2026
That is why Whole Foods Market, the nation’s largest natural grocer, today announces a partnership with the National Young Farmers Coalition to launch the Next Generation Farmer Fund.

— Andrew Watman, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026

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