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
Now is the time to speak up for KPBS and urge Congress to continue funding public media and preserving its ability to inform, educate and unite Americans.
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Inez Gonzalez Perezchica, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 June 2025
Employees in playful cultures speak up more often, innovate more freely and collaborate more authentically, knowing that creativity and even mistakes are welcomed rather than penalized.
—Anna Boltenko, Forbes.com, 3 June 2025
Khanna has previously criticized the Harvard ban — and called on Silicon Valley tech leaders to speak up against it.
—Erin Doherty, CNBC, 3 June 2025
He’s even spoken up in support of the author, who has been involved in an ongoing controversy over her comments on transgender issues.
—Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 27 May 2025
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Inez Gonzalez Perezchica, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 June 2025
Employees in playful cultures speak up more often, innovate more freely and collaborate more authentically, knowing that creativity and even mistakes are welcomed rather than penalized.
—Anna Boltenko, Forbes.com, 3 June 2025
Khanna has previously criticized the Harvard ban — and called on Silicon Valley tech leaders to speak up against it.
—Erin Doherty, CNBC, 3 June 2025
He’s even spoken up in support of the author, who has been involved in an ongoing controversy over her comments on transgender issues.
—Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 27 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for speak up
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Christy Carlson Romano is speaking out about nearly losing an eye after she was shot in the face four months ago.—
Ashley Hume,
FOXNews.com,
7 June 2025
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Republican Trump allies are now also speaking out against Musk.—
Charles Singh,
USA Today,
7 June 2025
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On Sunday at Michigan International Speedway, NASCAR made official what the Ram trucks parked in the fan midway and the Ram show truck rambling about the grounds had already shouted all weekend—unless Stellantis has taken up recreational tailgating.—
Greg Engle,
Forbes.com,
8 June 2025
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Demonstrators shout and film at police during a protest in the Paramount section of Los Angeles on June 7 after federal immigration authorities conducted operations.—
Adeola Adeosun,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 June 2025
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Kids at school have always cried over the tragic loss of a fellow student, and girls in the audience would weep as a ritual part of Beatlemania.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
10 June 2025
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Last week, Jane cried throughout her testimony, leaving the witness box in tears after recounting a seemingly never-ending freak-off during what was supposed to be a romantic, one-on-one birthday celebration with Combs in 2023.—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
9 June 2025
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Young has been a fan of McMillan’s since their high school teams met in 2019, and after bumping into McMillan at a training facility in Southern California before the draft, Young talked up McMillan to Panthers coach Dave Canales and general manager Dan Morgan.—
Joseph Person,
New York Times,
2 June 2025
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Robinhood has more than 20 million monthly active users across its full suite of financial products, and CEO Vlad Tenev has frequently talked up the new sports prediction market endeavor.—
Dan Bernstein,
Sportico.com,
30 May 2025
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And then my dad and Karen got there, and my mom got out and yelled at them and just was very angry with my dad.—
Ruth Chenetz,
CBS News,
31 May 2025
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Those who yelled due to burnout felt guilty or worse afterward.—
Soo Kim,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 May 2025
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Everyone is talking and Kamilla is trying to pipe up and even has to raise her hand to get heard.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
22 May 2025
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But moments after the judge accepted the stipulation signed by the lawyers and set the trial for damages only for May 27, Knight piped up on his remote connection, a source tells Rolling Stone.—
Nancy Dillon,
Rolling Stone,
28 Apr. 2025
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Giannotti sounded off on the biggest issues the Knicks had and pointed to part of the problem being Karl-Anthony Towns’ performance during the year and on top of his annual salary.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
4 June 2025
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Just a couple of weeks after attending the Knicks game with Diggs, Cardi sounded off at her estranged husband for requesting spousal support amid their divorce proceedings.—
Hannah Dailey,
Billboard,
2 June 2025
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“Speak up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/speak%20up. Accessed 14 Jun. 2025.
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