piped up

verb

past tense of pipe up
as in sounded off
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 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
  1. sounded off
  2. shouted
  3. spoke up
  4. cried
  5. spoke out
  6. yelled
  7. talked up
  8. called
Verb
  • Her video also gained attention on X, where users sounded off in quote-tweets and replies, boosting the tweet to over 9 million views in three days.
    — Owen Carry, USA Today, 22 Sep. 2026
  • Jack Cress, a helicopter accident investigation instructor at USC’s Aviation Safety and Security Program, told the newspaper that the alarm sounded off because of possible engine failure or an issue with the hydraulic system.
    — David Chiu, PEOPLE, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of sounded off
Verb
  • Another customer shouted out the Peppercorn Steak Market meal kit offered by the store.
    — Sadie Chafe, FOXNews.com, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Carbone shouted out to the crowd from The Grill’s balcony in a Tom Ford tuxedo.
    — Elise Taylor, Vanity Fair, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of shouted
Verb
  • The statement, in which Bryan supposedly spoke up defending his stance from the night before, came from an X account that purports to belong to the singer but does not.
    — Chris Willman, Variety, 3 Oct. 2026
  • In June, students spoke up at a district board meeting, claiming that racial slurs had become more commonplace on campus, the Independent reported.
    — Terry Castleman Follow, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of spoke up
Verb
  • Doria Rone, a local business owner, cried throughout the two-hour event.
    — Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2026
  • Several stars, pros, and judges cried during the Dancing With the Stars season 35 premiere.
    — Entertainment Weekly, Entertainment Weekly, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of cried
Verb
  • Veterans, retirees and lawmakers spoke out — against its scale, its cost, its lack of Congressional approval, its gaudiness, its intrusion on nearby Arlington National Cemetery and more — next to a mockup made of tarp.
    — Rachel Treisman, NPR, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Another former servant, Simon Solari, spoke out in Prince Charles’ defense at the time.
    — Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of spoke out
Verb
  • As the couple fought back, Evans' wife yelled for their children, ages 8 and 12, to get out of the house, according to the police report.
    — Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 29 Sep. 2026
  • Around five people stood nearby and yelled at the agent to stop.
    — Cybele Mayes-Osterman, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of yelled
Verb
  • At the Conference, execs from three beneficiaries — Casa Mundo Cero, Aurora Media and Itaca Films — talked up the benefits.
    — Alex Ritman, Variety, 24 Sep. 2026
  • The company offered locals huge salaries—$185,000 annually, well above the national average—and talked up the potential size of the oil deposit.
    — Anne Applebaum, The Atlantic, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of talked up
Verb
  • But Cunningham called the contact intentional and accused Carrington of seeking attention.
    — Jackson Thompson OutKick, FOXNews.com, 3 Oct. 2026
  • The first, called the College of Combat Support, will see people trained in operating and supporting battlefield systems, communications, engineering, electronic warfare, reconnaissance, etc.
    — Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 3 Oct. 2026
Definition of called

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“Piped up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/piped%20up. Accessed 7 Oct. 2026.

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