as in speaking 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 piping up
Younger Republican voters and GOP contrarians are piping up to challenge the broad consensus in the Republican Party that has been in lockstep with policy on Israel.
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Kristina Karisch, The Hill, 19 Aug. 2025
Kristina Karisch, The Hill, 19 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for piping up
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Leaders such as Cardinal Robert McElroy of Washington DC and Cardinal Blase Cupich of Chicago have been speaking out strongly on migration, but the forthcoming elections and the pope’s appointments to the US church hierarchy will be crucial.—
Christopher Lamb,
CNN Money,
8 Nov. 2025
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Now, the bride is speaking out about the viral moment.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
PEOPLE,
7 Nov. 2025
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Residents, civic leaders and advocacy groups can shape how this technology develops by speaking up about clear rules, fair data use and transparency.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
6 Nov. 2025
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Now, the woman is questioning whether speaking up was the right move.—
Ashley Vega,
PEOPLE,
2 Nov. 2025
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Meanwhile, agents will be talking up their clients and spurious links made with all manner of players.—
Andy Mitten,
New York Times,
5 Jan. 2026
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Hoover kept talking up the economy when there was little to suggest things were improving.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
21 Dec. 2025
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There were clearly plenty of struggles, leading to the Buccaneers' signal caller sounding off on the issues.—
James Brizuela,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Sep. 2025
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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
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The man sat in the driver's seat, while the woman sat in the passenger seat, their crying child in the man’s arms.—
Rebecca Schneid,
Time,
9 Nov. 2025
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At one point during the hearing, Richards pleaded for a tissue and began crying while recalling a particularly abusive event in May.—
Tracy Wright , Christina Dugan Ramirez , Lauryn Overhultz,
FOXNews.com,
7 Nov. 2025
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The move seemed to surprise Fallon, who naturally tried to quell her tears by shouting at her.—
Emlyn Travis,
Entertainment Weekly,
7 Nov. 2025
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As the speeches began, chaos consumed the day as air horns were blasted, pages from pornographic magazines thrown down from the balconies and white mice released on to the floor, before the ‘nun’ started dancing up and down the aisles shouting comic profanity.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
6 Nov. 2025
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Becca Good can be heard yelling from outside the vehicle.—
Allison Gordon,
CNN Money,
10 Jan. 2026
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In the video, a man is seen yelling at fellow audience members for being disruptive throughout the show's first act.—
Kristie Keleshian,
CBS News,
9 Jan. 2026
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“Piping up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/piping%20up. Accessed 10 Jan. 2026.
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