speak out

verb

Definition of speak outnext
as in to speak up
to voice one's opinions freely with force it's a free country, so anyone can speak out

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Recent Examples of speak out Brattin said other conservatives face the same threats for speaking out. — Jack Harvel, Kansas City Star, 16 Oct. 2026 Selma Blair is speaking out for the first time since her arrest. — Janelle Ash, FOXNews.com, 16 Oct. 2026 Residents began speaking out in early October, as WBTV reported. — Charlotte Observer, 16 Oct. 2026 Several thousand Women’s Lib protesters, led by Jane Fonda, were joined by Vietnam Veterans to speak out against the war. — Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for speak out
Recent Examples of Synonyms for speak out
  1. speak up
  2. shout
  3. cry
  4. sound off
  5. talk up
  6. yell
  7. pipe up
Verb
  • Kim Petras is speaking up after noticing the recent negativity aimed at Hunter Schafer.
    — Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 19 Oct. 2026
  • Later that month, two teenage supporters attended a Fever-Storm game at Seattle’s Climate Pledge Arena wearing XX-XY Athletics shirts and carrying a sign thanking Cunningham for speaking up for girls.
    — Jackson Thompson OutKick, FOXNews.com, 17 Oct. 2026
Definition of speak up
Verb
  • Hollywell nods in agreement, and shouts out all the graffiti artists and other creatives who are still nearby.
    — Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 21 Oct. 2026
  • While one fan shouts criticism at an official’s call at Mira Costa High, Grandma and Grandpa Reis calmly and confidently root for their grandsons, Christian, a running back, and Weston, a linebacker.
    — Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of shout
Verb
  • Among them were a parent at her daughter’s school who recognized her on account of her voice alone and a dad on an airplane whose baby had been crying non-stop for over an hour.
    — Oscar Holland, CNN Money, 17 Oct. 2026
  • Another girl cried non-stop—possibly from fear and nervousness rather than sorrow.
    — Yiyun Li, New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of cry
Verb
  • Here, the athlete sounds off on the secrets to success in beach volleyball, the women’s sports surge and SoCal style.
    — Katie Abel, Footwear News, 19 Oct. 2026
  • Multiple season-ticket holders sounded off on season-ticket deadlines, saying in the past they were required to begin 25% payments in December to receive the perk of 20 free tickets for certain games.
    — Troy Renck, Denver Post, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of sound off
Verb
  • The president talked up Jackson and Senate candidate Mike Collins as part of the White House effort to boost GOP enthusiasm in the upcoming elections.
    — DEMOCRAT-GAZETTE STAFF FROM WIRE REPORTS, Arkansas Online, 17 Oct. 2026
  • Like China, Russia has talked up the prospect of its own Starlink alternative for several years, but the program was accelerated earlier this year when SpaceX cut off Russian access to Starlink.
    — Jon Martindale, PC Magazine, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of talk up
Verb
  • Moshier remembers when the team stopped at a fast-food restaurant on a road trip and Murphy yelled for everyone to get back to the bus.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 20 Oct. 2026
  • Hill yelled at Vikings linebacker Eric Wilson after Wilson was accidentally knocked into him during Minnesota's game against Miami.
    — Dan Zaksheske OutKick, FOXNews.com, 18 Oct. 2026
Definition of yell
Verb
  • Ida Mae Cullen, the peppery widow of poet Countee Cullen, pipes up to remind the group, vigorously, that the Harlem Renaissance really lasted for just one decade, the 1920s, though its ripples began years before and resonated for decades after.
    — Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 16 Oct. 2026
  • But remarks made last week by Bruce Brown, an eight-year NBA veteran fighting for a roster spot with the New York Knicks, garnered enough attention online that the league piped up.
    — Lev Akabas, Sportico.com, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of pipe up

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“Speak out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/speak%20out. Accessed 24 Oct. 2026.

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