pipe up

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Recent Examples of pipe up 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 Dua Lipa, the pop star also known as Dula Peep (thanks to Wendy Williams), has piped up with a message of mourning after popular language company Duolingo murdered its adorable owl mascot, Duo, and subsequently asked its users to respect the singer's privacy in the aftermath. EW.com, 12 Feb. 2025 His own producers agreed to fund a movie that feels very much his own, which is wonderful even given a few fumbles that could have used an outside voice piping up. Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 18 Dec. 2024 See All Example Sentences for pipe up
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pipe up
Verb
  • Photo by Ric Tapia/Getty Images Following his entrance into fatherhood, Sanders spoke out with a clear message that included some very important life advance.
    Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
  • VanScyoc spoke out at age 16, decades earlier than most male survivors.
    Doc Louallen, ABC News, 2 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • At one point, the same officer shouted at Ellis not to move.
    Elena Santa Cruz, AZCentral.com, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Then, Suarez moved to another part of the field, where he is seen shouting, stepping on the foot of Sounders head of security Gene Ramirez and spitting on him.
    Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 2 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • In healthy work environments, information flows freely, and people feel safe speaking up with ideas, concerns or feedback without fear of retaliation.
    Alora Bopray, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2025
  • However, men often weigh the potential social costs before speaking up, which can lead them to not engage or to reinforce gender stereotypes.
    Colleen Tolan, The Conversation, 3 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • On the other hand, Arenas sounded off on the Cowboys for going through with such a trade.
    Kevin McCormick, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Sep. 2025
  • For the writers pictured here, engaging with culture isn’t a hobby or a sideline or a way of sounding off.
    Richard Renaldi, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • In the New York Times, Schmidt—yes that same guy who was talking up AGI in April—urged Silicon Valley to stop fixating on superhuman AI, warning that the obsession distracts from building useful technology.
    Sharon Goldman, Fortune, 25 Aug. 2025
  • Celebrity trainers like Harley Pasternak talk up the perks of getting your steps in every day, and a slew of research supports taking up a walking habit for your health.
    Korin Miller, Flow Space, 19 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Colman recalled crying on the set of the BBC's TV adaptation of Les Misérables after a scene in which her character hits a child.
    Daysia Tolentino, Entertainment Weekly, 6 Sep. 2025
  • In episode 3, which came out in April, Howard’s character cries when Seth Rogen’s studio head character gives him a difficult piece of feedback, resulting in Howard angrily throwing his signature baseball cap at him.
    Brian Anthony Hernandez, PEOPLE, 6 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Shortly after, an on-site psychological associate stationed in the unit heard someone yell — the person was threatening to hang themselves.
    Vanessa Swales, jsonline.com, 26 Aug. 2025
  • There are whispered auctions in Italy and simultaneous-yelling auctions in Japan.
    Sam Knight, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • In the finale, Rick shoots Jim, setting off a line of crossfire that ultimately kills his girlfriend Chelsea (Amy Lou Wood) before Sritala (Lek Patravadi) reveals that Jim was actually Rick’s father.
    Liza Esquibias, PEOPLE, 7 Sep. 2025
  • The Bundys’ statement said Finicum did not ram a law enforcement vehicle, pin a special agent or attempt to shoot Oregon State Police.
    Nicole Blanchard, Idaho Statesman, 7 Sep. 2025

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“Pipe up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pipe%20up. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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