SPEAK (OF) Synonyms: 29 Similar and Opposite Words

speak (of)

verb

Definition of speak (of)

as in to talk (about)

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Does the emphasis in this summer’s shows on Lee’s painting suggest a new phase in the reception of his work—situating him, perhaps, in greater proximity to Korean dansaekhwa painting than to the School of Things?

— Barry Schwabsky, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026
This may be true, but there is also the chance that the result is based on incomplete data, and the finding is much less definitive than the AI may suggest.

— Euan Ashley, STAT, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of suggest

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The Republican president took to social media Sunday to express his displeasure with the decision.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 29 Sep. 2026
These developments follow Anthropic’s call to slow the pace of model development earlier this month — a proposal that OpenAI CEO Sam Altman expressed support for.

— Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of express

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Now suppose the group of 300 proposes its own three-person slate.

— Lyndie Chiou, Scientific American, 2 Oct. 2026
Incredible influence can be bought for just a few tens of millions of dollars, and members of the Forbes 400 would still easily retain tens of millions of dollars even after the levels of wealth taxation that have been proposed.

— Jeff Hoopes, Washington Post, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of propose

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Its Crafting Academy offers training in five areas and 35 skills.

— Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 1 Oct. 2026
Of course, the pair of two-bedroom penthouses offer the best of both worlds, each with a 38-foot-long infinity pool that bleeds into the seascape dotted with surfers.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Oct. 2026

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