piped up

past tense of pipe up

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of piped up Before Schiraldi could respond, a second rep piped up in Richards’s defense. Molly Fischer, New Yorker, 11 May 2026 Garrett Tyrrell of Durango, sitting to her right, piped up. Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 12 Apr. 2026 The water is piped up to the data center for liquid cooling of the servers. IEEE Spectrum, 3 Mar. 2026 Republican Senators Rand Paul and Ted Cruz piped up in defense of Kimmel’s right to free speech without governmental interference. Sarah Stankorb, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for piped up
Verb
  • Regardless, fans on social media sounded off about the lack of grandstand seats (tickets to the event were free and sold out quickly).
    Jeff Gluck, New York Times, 23 Aug. 2026
  • During a virtual listening session hosted last week by the inspector general’s office, dozens of people sounded off on the department’s use of Flock cameras.
    Libor Jany, Los Angeles Times, 7 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Sais said the men shouted homophobic and racist slurs before punching him, knocking him to the ground and leaving him with injuries to his face and head.
    Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 7 Sep. 2026
  • The man called the flight attendant, who is Black, a racial slur and also shouted anti-gay remarks, according to the outlet.
    Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 5 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Not long after Cowdray, the Dorchester president, got up to present, Opperman spoke up.
    Noah Shachtman, Vanity Fair, 25 Aug. 2026
  • The actress, 47, brought up a moment when most members of the cast spoke up to ask for a change from the writers.
    Angela Andaloro, PEOPLE, 21 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Following the official announcement, Popovich and Dion cried tears of joy during an interview with Nashville’s Fox 17 News.
    Kathleen Perricone, Entertainment Weekly, 28 Aug. 2026
  • The comedian also said that Chelsea cried when the pair’s visit ended early due to a tornado warning in the area.
    Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 27 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • The ambassador last month spoke out sharply after weeks of unrest in the town of Qusra, where settlers surrounded several homes including one owned by a Palestinian American.
    ABC News, ABC News, 5 Sep. 2026
  • Alix Earle spoke out about her feud with Alex Cooper months after the Call Her Daddy host called her out in April.
    Daysia Tolentino, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Mincey yelled out as the climb leveled out for the final time.
    Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 5 Sep. 2026
  • When the boy and his grandmother got into difficulty in the water, his siblings, ages 4 and 6, yelled to attract the attention of bystanders.
    Latoya Gayle, PEOPLE, 29 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • In his absence, Van de Ven, whom De Zerbi has talked up as the best left-sided centre-back in Europe, stepped up and played the best and most consistent stretch of the season.
    Elias Burke, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026
  • In a timely interview with Mel as the festival began on Wednesday, Nazzaro talked up The Green Eyes, a pic from Fanny Liatard and Jérémy Trouilh’s that addresses deportation.
    Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 7 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • After a 3-2 called third strike with two out to Conine in the ninth was overturned on the ABS review, Zeferjahn retired Otto Lopez on a flyout to right.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 6 Sep. 2026
  • One of the flight crew had attempted to calm the situation before that point, the witnesses said, but Lundeen allegedly called her a racial slur and started making homophobic comments.
    Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Sep. 2026

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“Piped up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/piped%20up. Accessed 9 Sep. 2026.

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