speak out

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Recent Examples of speak out The police department spoke out to clarify that Johnson was not killed by a police officer. Armon Sadler, VIBE.com, 9 Sep. 2025 One of her first customers spoke out and shared a story of how back in the early days of Mid-Day Squares their mom would place a Polaroid picture of the founders with a little handwritten note of what the business and founders were up to. Melissa Houston, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025 The president has frequently lashed out at celebrities who have spoken out against him, recently including the likes of Taylor Swift, Stephen Colbert and Jimmy Kimmel. Michael Nied, PEOPLE, 8 Sep. 2025 Following his debut performance for Green Bay, Parsons has spoken out with an update about his health. Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for speak out
Recent Examples of Synonyms for speak out
Verb
  • In healthy work environments, information flows freely, and people feel safe speaking up with ideas, concerns or feedback without fear of retaliation.
    Alora Bopray, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2025
  • However, men often weigh the potential social costs before speaking up, which can lead them to not engage or to reinforce gender stereotypes.
    Colleen Tolan, The Conversation, 3 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Moments after grabbing Seattle midfielder Obed Vargas around the neck, footage shows Suárez shouting and then spitting in the direction of a Sounders staff member.
    Ben Church, CNN Money, 9 Sep. 2025
  • There is a write-in ballot option to shout out your top pick of sandwich maker.
    Endia Fontanez, AZCentral.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Colman recalled crying on the set of the BBC's TV adaptation of Les Misérables after a scene in which her character hits a child.
    Daysia Tolentino, Entertainment Weekly, 6 Sep. 2025
  • In episode 3, which came out in April, Howard’s character cries when Seth Rogen’s studio head character gives him a difficult piece of feedback, resulting in Howard angrily throwing his signature baseball cap at him.
    Brian Anthony Hernandez, PEOPLE, 6 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • On the other hand, Arenas sounded off on the Cowboys for going through with such a trade.
    Kevin McCormick, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Sep. 2025
  • 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
Verb
  • In a video uploaded to the TikTok account of its German subsidiary, a young brunette woman can be seen talking up the company’s connectivity speeds and a 120-euro cashback promotion.
    Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Klarna has also talked up an expansion into advertising in recent years, though this remains a much smaller business compared with other revenue streams.
    Ryan Browne, CNBC, 8 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Daniel yells after jabbing his net into the bank.
    Wesley Bruer, CNN Money, 8 Sep. 2025
  • As Mamdani was delivering his opening remarks, a man with a shirt that read Cuba and a Cuban flag approached the stage, yelling that Mamdani was a Communist.
    Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 8 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • 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.
    Kristina Karisch, The Hill, 19 Aug. 2025
  • But Surfside is paying off a $30 million bill to keep its pipes up and running.
    Pat Beall, The Orlando Sentinel, 22 June 2025

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