as in to speak out
to voice one's opinions freely with force
she's never been afraid to speak up at town meetings
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Recent Examples of speak up
Igra encouraged other children of Holocaust survivors to speak up in a 2011 Bee story.
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Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 14 Apr. 2026
Our own leaders should realize that when faced with a moral crisis speaking up is not an inconvenience, but an obligation, and now is the time.
—Mick Davis, Sun Sentinel, 14 Apr. 2026
On April 14, Mercury will blaze into Aries, giving you the green light to speak up and stop editing yourself down to be digestible.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 14 Apr. 2026
During a stretch of four consecutive finishes of sixth or better before Bristol, Gibbs impressed his teammates by speaking up in debriefs with helpful advice.
—ABC News, 13 Apr. 2026
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Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 14 Apr. 2026
Our own leaders should realize that when faced with a moral crisis speaking up is not an inconvenience, but an obligation, and now is the time.
—Mick Davis, Sun Sentinel, 14 Apr. 2026
On April 14, Mercury will blaze into Aries, giving you the green light to speak up and stop editing yourself down to be digestible.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 14 Apr. 2026
During a stretch of four consecutive finishes of sixth or better before Bristol, Gibbs impressed his teammates by speaking up in debriefs with helpful advice.
—ABC News, 13 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for speak up
Verb
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A day before Euphoria‘s third season premiere on HBO, Labrinth is continuing to speak out about his fallout with the Emmy-winning drama.—
Lexi Carson,
HollywoodReporter,
11 Apr. 2026
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Activists wrote in chalk at the offices of both company’s, with messages at OpenAI that urged employees to speak out against the deal.—
Lola Murti,
CNBC,
10 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Is there a polite way to ask her to address this, short of shouting or splashing?—
Judith Martin,
Sun Sentinel,
11 Apr. 2026
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Biff shouts at him at the show’s excruciating climax) sways between light and dark, between the road and the deadly shoulder, advancing through his last hours on earth as if through the stations of the cross.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
10 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Though the arrest took place in 2023, the case faced new scrutiny in March after a video of the altercation — showing her yelling, putting Mortensen in a headlock and throwing chairs at him while a child could be heard crying — was published by TMZ.—
Luke Chinman,
PEOPLE,
17 Apr. 2026
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This uber-neurotic comedian, actor, writer and now recording artist has spent the better part of two decades making audiences laugh, cringe, and cry, often within the same breath.—
Brittany Delay,
Mercury News,
17 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Tom Hanks and Tim Allen, who voice Woody and Buzz, the iconic original duo, also took the stage together at CinemaCon for the first time to talk up the film.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
16 Apr. 2026
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Last month, the company also talked up its efforts to double Leo’s launch frequency and pack more satellites into each rocket.—
Michael Kan,
PC Magazine,
9 Apr. 2026
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Though the arrest took place in 2023, the case faced new scrutiny in March after a video of the altercation — showing her yelling, putting Mortensen in a headlock and throwing chairs at him while a child could be heard crying — was published by TMZ.—
Luke Chinman,
PEOPLE,
17 Apr. 2026
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His superpower as a leader has long been his innate ability to effectively get his point across without having to yell and scream.—
Dane Mizutani,
Twin Cities,
17 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Garrett Tyrrell of Durango, sitting to her right, piped up.—
Sean Keeler,
Denver Post,
12 Apr. 2026
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As the MorphoScan measures and calculates, a voice will pipe up offering guidance and progress reports.—
Andrew Gebhart,
PC Magazine,
5 Apr. 2026
Verb
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During Wednesday’s interview, Carter also sounded off on the state of the game globally.—
Max Tani,
semafor.com,
20 Apr. 2026
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Always listen closely for far off gobbles (especially after crows, owls, or coyotes sound off).—
Alex Robinson,
Outdoor Life,
16 Apr. 2026
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“Speak up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/speak%20up. Accessed 22 Apr. 2026.
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