as in to speak out
to voice one's opinions freely with force
don't worry, he'll pipe up if he feels he's being overlooked
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Recent Examples of pipe up
Our wavy-haired editors piped up to share their go-to mousses and what exactly won them over.
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Annie Blackman, Allure, 31 May 2025
Everyone is talking and Kamilla is trying to pipe up and even has to raise her hand to get heard.
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 22 May 2025
But moments after the judge accepted the stipulation signed by the lawyers and set the trial for damages only for May 27, Knight piped up on his remote connection, a source tells Rolling Stone.
—Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 28 Apr. 2025
Emilio, the album’s executive producer, pipes up, teasing.
—Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 22 Apr. 2025
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Annie Blackman, Allure, 31 May 2025
Everyone is talking and Kamilla is trying to pipe up and even has to raise her hand to get heard.
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 22 May 2025
But moments after the judge accepted the stipulation signed by the lawyers and set the trial for damages only for May 27, Knight piped up on his remote connection, a source tells Rolling Stone.
—Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 28 Apr. 2025
Emilio, the album’s executive producer, pipes up, teasing.
—Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 22 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pipe up
Verb
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Following the trade deadline passing, Roseman spoke out about the Garrett trade rumors.—
Evan Massey,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Nov. 2025
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Sydney Sweeney is finally speaking out on the American Eagles jeans campaign that caused a national firestorm earlier this year.—
Zack Sharf,
Variety,
4 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Hyman shared another video of herself shouting about the incident in what appeared to be a cafe attached to the gym.—
Alia Shoaib,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Nov. 2025
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Video from the scene shows an agent wrestling a suspect to the ground and striking him multiple times as bystanders shouted profanity and tried to intervene, with one person attempting to pull an agent away.—
Bonny Chu,
FOXNews.com,
3 Nov. 2025
Verb
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El-Amin spoke up on civil rights and social issues in an effort to fight for justice.—
Dana Afana,
Freep.com,
29 Oct. 2025
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Many critics of the decision, including doctors, are afraid to speak up against it.—
Arthur Allen,
Miami Herald,
28 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The candidates sounded off on balancing the needs of homeowners and renters, private property rights and the biggest challenges Boise residents face.—
Idaho Statesman,
Idaho Statesman,
15 Oct. 2025
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The artist never revealed what caused the reaction, but asked for fans' grace in case a note sounded off.—
Kaycee Sloan,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
15 Oct. 2025
Verb
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While each talked up their AI strategy, analysts focused on the scale of the investments and how these plans will start translating to tangible returns.—
Alex Harring,Yun Li,
CNBC,
31 Oct. 2025
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Pichai also talked up Gemini, the company’s large-language model, which has been integrated into search results on Google.—
Dade Hayes,
Deadline,
29 Oct. 2025
Verb
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My children cried themselves to sleep.—
Stephanie Nolasco,
FOXNews.com,
25 Oct. 2025
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Most of us are socialized not just to suck it up, never to cry or show emotions, but also to suppress, go silent, hide, run away, act as if there is no agony.—
Kevin Powell,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Tyler Bilodeau, Eric Dailey and Skyy Clark are the three returning starters for Mick Cronin, a decidedly old-school coach who still yells at high volume and suits up for tipoffs.—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
New York Times,
3 Nov. 2025
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There was yelling, people falling, and some who appeared to get hurt in the scuffle, Lee said.—
Nicquel Terry Ellis,
CNN Money,
2 Nov. 2025
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Camay Mitchell De Silva was staying with a friend on the school's campus in Dover in April 2024 when she was fatally shot, CBS News reported at the time.—
Liam Quinn,
PEOPLE,
26 Oct. 2025
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Adrian Green was shot by Glendale police officers after aiming a gun at them as shown in body-camera footage.—
Perry Vandell,
AZCentral.com,
25 Oct. 2025
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