1
as in to say
to express (a thought or emotion) in words
finally spoke her fears
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2
as in to talk
to give a formal often extended talk on a subject
the Mayanists have been invited to speak about their latest archaeological discoveries
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Recent Examples of speak
The Acting Company in New York will have a modern-verse version led by a woman and the Peruvian theater company Teatro La Plaza recently presented a version off-Broadway starring eight Spanish-speaking actors with Down syndrome.
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ABC News, 8 May 2026
Multiple residents spoke against the development at the May 5 meeting, including Ranjana Bhandari, the founder and executive director of the environmental advocacy group Livable Arlington that has been vocal about fracking in the city.
—Emily Holshouser, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 May 2026
ProPublica spoke with five of those families, but none of them wanted to be identified publicly.
—Duaa Eldeib, CNN Money, 8 May 2026
The committee spoke with and heard from hundreds of students, teachers, parents, and even members of the school safety team when doing the research.
—Chierstin Roth, CBS News, 8 May 2026
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ABC News, 8 May 2026
Multiple residents spoke against the development at the May 5 meeting, including Ranjana Bhandari, the founder and executive director of the environmental advocacy group Livable Arlington that has been vocal about fracking in the city.
—Emily Holshouser, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 May 2026
ProPublica spoke with five of those families, but none of them wanted to be identified publicly.
—Duaa Eldeib, CNN Money, 8 May 2026
The committee spoke with and heard from hundreds of students, teachers, parents, and even members of the school safety team when doing the research.
—Chierstin Roth, CBS News, 8 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for speak
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The New York Knicks took care of business, to say the least, against the Philadelphia 76ers with another utter demolition on the road in a close-out game.—
Dan Santaromita,
New York Times,
11 May 2026
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Her foundation said she has been granted a prison sentence suspension on bail.—
Sarah el Deeb,
Los Angeles Times,
11 May 2026
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Wasserman was the evening’s major speaker and arrived at the event as reporters were talking to Cherfilus-McCormick.—
Anthony Man,
Sun Sentinel,
12 May 2026
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Join, stay in, talk to the teacher next door.—
Steven Walker,
The Orlando Sentinel,
12 May 2026
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Daniel de Visé Americans who traveled on the MV Hondius cruise ship will have the option to return home, rather than to a national quarantine center, if safety protocols permit, a top health official told CNN on Sunday.—
Kathryn Palmer,
USA Today,
11 May 2026
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Alexa told me she was relieved by the outcome.—
Ava Kofman,
New Yorker,
11 May 2026
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Proctor bragged about properly hydrating himself before practice, which is something past and present Dolphins coaches and trainers annually lecture the newcomers about to avoid dehydration, and the use of intravenous fluids.—
Omar Kelly,
Miami Herald,
10 May 2026
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For years, states such as New York and California have been run by politicians who seem to believe prosperity is permanent — an endless resource to be taxed a little more, regulated a little harder and lectured a little longer.—
Larry Clifton,
Sun Sentinel,
28 Apr. 2026
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Often, amid the scramble of a breaking story or a crushing deadline, a cool, smiling Chardy would shrug and utter the mantra that came to define him to his Herald colleagues.—
Andres Viglucci,
Miami Herald,
1 May 2026
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The reference, for those who don’t closely follow conservative news sources, was to a line Obama uttered in 2012.—
Jonathan Chait,
The Atlantic,
1 May 2026
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In it, the king is expected to discuss the United Kingdom’s relationship with the United States over the last 250 years and how the two nations have worked together to achievements in science, economics, innovation, international security and other fields.—
Kathryn Palmer,
USA Today,
29 Apr. 2026
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Gulf leaders are scheduled to meet in Jeddah on Tuesday to discuss the conflict, the Strait of Hormuz, and Pakistan’s mediation efforts.—
Mohammed Sergie,
semafor.com,
28 Apr. 2026
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Naan and gumbo, kimchi and chow chow companionably share the menu.—
Ligaya Mishan,
New York Times,
11 May 2026
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Venezuela and the Caribbean nation — who in the 1990s signed a delimitation treaty establishing the terms for exploiting any hydrocarbon deposits on both sides of the border strip — share the Gulf of Paria, an inland sea at Venezuela’s westernmost end and south of the island of Trinidad.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
11 May 2026
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“Speak.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/speak. Accessed 12 May. 2026.
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