speak up

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Recent Examples of speak up The 64-year-old condemned Trump targeting Latin communities and called for others to speak up. Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 31 Jan. 2025 Americans who treasure what has truly made our country great — a secular Constitution that keeps religion out of our laws and social policies — must speak up to safeguard democracy for ourselves and future generations. Annie Laurie Gaylor, Orlando Sentinel, 30 Jan. 2025 But in December 2024, after receiving a $40 manicure, the manicurist offered her only a $10 discount, and Giannini realized enough was enough and decided to speak up. Jordan Greene, People.com, 29 Jan. 2025 Several times during our interview, one of us had to speak up to be heard over the clanging of this or banging of that. Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 27 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for speak up 
Recent Examples of Synonyms for speak up
Verb
  • Public support swelled; celebrities including Emma Thompson and Stephen Fry spoke out in favor of the group.
    Anna Russell, The New Yorker, 7 Feb. 2025
  • This is Boss Alexander and Rose’s first time speaking out about Holker’s memoir.
    Justin Curto, Vulture, 7 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • As Robinson spoke, or tried to speak, Butler shouted from across the locker room to Robinson that Robinson didn’t have to talk, wasn’t required to do the interview.
    Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 8 Feb. 2025
  • Watch Goldberg shout for Haines to come down from The View tower in the video above.
    EW.com, EW.com, 8 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • On March 20, 2006, Tanya cried at work and told Joe that her real name was Tanya Kach, not Nikki Allen and that Hose had been holding her captive.
    Jessica Sager, People.com, 10 Feb. 2025
  • Of those, 16 percent admitted weeping over someone eating their last slice, while 13 percent had cried over a pizza delivery order coming in wrong, and 12 percent had cried over their favorite pizza restaurant closing down.
    Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 9 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • Series creators Matt and Ross Duffer aka The Duffer Brothers appeared at this week’s Next on Netflix press event to offer up a behind-the-scenes sizzle reel (not yet made public) and talk up just how big the farewell run will be and feel.
    Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 30 Jan. 2025
  • The event opened with WWE’s CM Punk and Rhea Ripley and also included The Duffer Brothers, creators of Stranger Things, Tina Fey, who was promoting The Four Seasons, John Mulaney talking up his new live variety talk show and Guillermo Del Toro sharing Frankenstein stories.
    Peter White, Deadline, 30 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • Then, inside the meeting, parents and opposing activists gave impassioned speeches about their thoughts on the situation, with multiple speakers yelling in hysterical tones.
    Jackson Thompson, Fox News, 31 Jan. 2025
  • After he was eliminated from the tournament in seventh place by Valadez, Dominguez could be seen yelling in the front row, alternating between English and Spanish directed at the players still in the competition.
    Ahmed Ali Akbar, Chicago Tribune, 31 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • By the numbers: Just 39% of Democrats approve of celebrities piping up on political issues — but only 11% of Republicans and 12% of independents (24% for the whole sample).
    Noah Bressner, Axios, 27 Dec. 2024
  • But then a little voice called financial reality piped up.
    Steven Zeitchik, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • Star reporter Lisa Gutierrez and Inquirer reporter Beatrice Forman sound off on the Eagles’ and Chiefs’ best pregame fits.
    Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 6 Feb. 2025
  • President Donald Trump sounded off about the crash on Truth Social.
    Alex Nitzberg, Fox News, 30 Jan. 2025

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