sound off

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Recent Examples of sound off Just a couple of weeks after attending the Knicks game with Diggs, Cardi sounded off at her estranged husband for requesting spousal support amid their divorce proceedings. Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 2 June 2025 The couple's wedding DJ Debbie Sallee, who is also known as Debbie The DJ, remembers tornado warnings on everyone's phones and the civil defense siren sounding off at around 3:30 p.m. Ashlyn Robinette, People.com, 28 May 2025 Following last week’s surprise news that Dick’s Sporting Goods would acquire Foot Locker in a deal worth $2.4 billion, JD Sports chief executive officer Régis Schultz is sounding off on the deal. Stephen Garner, Footwear News, 21 May 2025 And for the Energy and Commerce Committee, some hard-line conservatives are already sounding off on how the panel decided to reform Medicaid. Mychael Schnell, The Hill, 12 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for sound off
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sound off
Verb
  • Alicia Hannah-Kim is publicly speaking out after her Cobra Kai co-star Martin Kove apologized for biting her arm at a fan convention.
    Lexy Perez, HollywoodReporter, 30 June 2025
  • The Star Trek star, 94, spoke out about the difficulties of living his life with the condition in a new video for the nonprofit Tinnitus Quest, whose mission is to raise money for research aimed at finding a cure or treatment for the condition.
    Kimberlee Speakman, People.com, 28 June 2025
Verb
  • Because real branding isn’t about turning heads at the Met Gala or chasing clicks or shouting the loudest in the room.
    Jeetendr Sehdev, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
  • The chief example of rudeness here is shouting admonishments at other opera patrons.
    Judith Martin, The Orlando Sentinel, 30 June 2025
Verb
  • With screaming, crying, and crash outs abound, Madix’s high pony mirrored her demeanor: commanding, polished, and captivating.
    Devon Abelman, Allure, 23 June 2025
  • When the curtain is lifted, Matthew is crying, and Andreas is beaming.
    Han Ong, New Yorker, 22 June 2025
Verb
  • The caller said six or seven juveniles ran him off the road and yelled expletives at him and and flipped him off.
    Nollyanne Delacruz, Mercury News, 24 June 2025
  • After Orange County prosecutors appealed his original five-year sentence, a man who chased, threatened and yelled racial slurs at a pregnant Black woman will be resentenced, facing a maximum sentence between 38 years to life in state prison.
    Andrea Klick, Oc Register, 24 June 2025
Verb
  • Our wavy-haired editors piped up to share their go-to mousses and what exactly won them over.
    Annie Blackman, Allure, 31 May 2025
  • Everyone is talking and Kamilla is trying to pipe up and even has to raise her hand to get heard.
    Brian Moylan, Vulture, 22 May 2025
Verb
  • Marx himself would call DEI a classic case of ideology, a set of benign-seeming ideas that disguise the workings of the rulers, in this case empowered progressives.
    WSJ, WSJ, 14 Feb. 2023
  • Breakouts might call for the Salicylic + Green Tea Exfoliating Cleanser and Aloe + Algae Lightweight Gel Cream, whereas dry skin might crave a boost of moisture from the Hyaluronic + Arnica Hydrating Serum.
    Lisa DeSantis, Allure, 14 Feb. 2023
Verb
  • If people aren’t speaking up, ask what truths feel unsafe to say.
    Ann Kowal Smith, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025
  • The set sparked an uproar on social media, with many accusing the chants of being antisemitic, while others championed the band for speaking up for Palestine.
    Ellise Shafer, Variety, 30 June 2025
Verb
  • Diehard Lilo fans might even bring up the underrated gem that is Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen and still others might talk up Life Size.
    Stephanie Sengwe, People.com, 19 June 2025
  • The Chinese electronic giant has been talking up the capabilities of its first performance EV, the SU7 Ultra, for close to a year now.
    Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 12 June 2025

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“Sound off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sound%20off. Accessed 7 Jul. 2025.

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