pipes up (with)

Definition of pipes up (with)next
present tense third-person singular of pipe up (with)

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pipes up (with)
Verb
  • An Abbott spokesperson, Andrew Mahaleris, declined to comment Thursday on the chief’s statement and deferred to the governor’s Tuesday remarks.
    Chase Rogers, Dallas Morning News, 8 Jan. 2026
  • At the same time, there is no denying that Rodriguez’s 23-page complaint filed December 25 is full of potentially damning text message screen grabs, remarks about oral sex and other suggestive conversation from an allegedly predatory Perry.
    Dominic Patten, Deadline, 26 Dec. 2025
Verb
  • Others dread a confrontation with that relative who always comments on your child’s weight or engages in other fat-shaming behaviors.
    Dr. Ellen S. Rome, Boston Herald, 21 Dec. 2025
  • In the caption of the post, Holly comments on her brother-in-law's parenting skills.
    Kayla Grant, PEOPLE, 26 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • To this day, people come up to him and quote phrases his character used to utter.
    Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 10 Oct. 2025
  • In essence, the Iowa and West Virginia sports cases ask the court to rule whether a transgender girl – a person assigned male at birth who has transitioned to align with their identity as a girl or woman, as the AP Stylebook phrases it – is a girl or a boy.
    Morgan Marietta, The Conversation, 2 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Around the same time that the Obamas send out holiday greetings, Barack also formulates his year-end lists, highlighting his favorites across movies, television, music and books.
    Nicholas Rice, PEOPLE, 21 Dec. 2025
  • One million of these children are destitute, going without their most basic needs of staying warm, dry, clothed and fed being met, according to a 2023 study by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation, which studies poverty and formulates policy to tackle it.
    Issy Ronald, CNN Money, 24 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • Instead, the playbook is straightforward – identify a problem, then propose an overly restrictive governing scheme that couches the political favoritism as a beneficial expansion of the regulatory state.
    Wayne Winegarden, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • The driver then puts vehicle in drive, dragging officer about 100 yards with his arm inside the car.
    Nicole Sganga, CBS News, 8 Jan. 2026
  • Tonga has missed the past three games, which puts his availability for Sunday’s Wild Card showdown with the Chargers in significant doubt.
    Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 8 Jan. 2026
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“Pipes up (with).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pipes%20up%20%28with%29. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.

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