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
Christian and Justin Combs have teamed up with The Zeus Network to speak up and tell their story in a brand-new docu-series.
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Christine Imarenezor, VIBE.com, 29 Dec. 2025
Frustrated, the guests spoke up for a second instance.
—Ashlyn Robinette, PEOPLE, 29 Dec. 2025
A number of other political figures from Kentucky spoke up on social media after Dale's death, announced by Barr’s campaign on Christmas.
—Keely Doll, Louisville Courier Journal, 25 Dec. 2025
As Tuesday’s meeting showed, there aren’t easy answers, but there are people willing to speak up.
—Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 17 Dec. 2025
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Christine Imarenezor, VIBE.com, 29 Dec. 2025
Frustrated, the guests spoke up for a second instance.
—Ashlyn Robinette, PEOPLE, 29 Dec. 2025
A number of other political figures from Kentucky spoke up on social media after Dale's death, announced by Barr’s campaign on Christmas.
—Keely Doll, Louisville Courier Journal, 25 Dec. 2025
As Tuesday’s meeting showed, there aren’t easy answers, but there are people willing to speak up.
—Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 17 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for speak up
Verb
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Amber Heard makes an unexpected appearance in a timely new documentary premiering at the Sundance Film Festival, about accused men weaponizing defamation lawsuits to silence women speaking out about abuse.—
Matt Donnelly,
Variety,
24 Jan. 2026
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There are, however, other that have taken his side and commended him for speaking out.—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
24 Jan. 2026
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The crowd, rapidly swelling into the hundreds, screamed insults and obscenities at the agents, some of whom shouted back mockingly.—
Jack Brook,
Twin Cities,
25 Jan. 2026
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While the officers secured the detainees in the van, Arturo Gonzalez, 23, shouted into a megaphone promising that this would not be the last time protestors take such actions.—
Teri Figueroa,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
24 Jan. 2026
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Mace's widow, Kayla Brady, and his mother, Debra McCreary, quietly cried.—
DAN MORSE THE WASHINGTON POST,
Arkansas Online,
23 Jan. 2026
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Before therapy, Ciera Belnap’s daughter cried and hid under the bed when family members used a vacuum cleaner.—
Becca Savransky,
Idaho Statesman,
23 Jan. 2026
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Musk also talked up the future of autonomous driving.—
Aimee Picchi,
CBS News,
22 Jan. 2026
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Edelman’s annual barometer has polarized commentators, with skeptics arguing that a corporate PR advisor has an interest in talking up the levels of trust in business.—
Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson,
semafor.com,
18 Jan. 2026
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Except Homer is wearing a backwards baseball cap, yelling about Minecraft, and asking his audience to smash the like button.—
Ryan Craig,
Forbes.com,
23 Jan. 2026
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Lavrenov is still pumping his fist and yelling to no one in particular after an inspired play because of what the sport means to him.—
Joe Davidson,
Sacbee.com,
23 Jan. 2026
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So, say some small-time businessmen hire a truck through a dispatcher, the truck drives up to a field, and there, along the perimeter, a forklift crane pulls the pipe up from the sand.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
23 Jan. 2026
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The peek behind the scenes, the opportunity to introduce terminology like swing, Captain Wagner’s moment to pipe up about the distinction between a soundtrack and a cast recording — who says TV isn’t educational?—
Sophie Brookover,
Vulture,
19 Dec. 2025
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In what's become an annual rite in Rhode Island, consumers are once again sounding off about the state's high winter utility costs.—
Alex Kuffner,
The Providence Journal,
16 Jan. 2026
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Both intruders allegedly fled when the man was able to activate the home’s panic system, which sounded off an audible alarm, police said.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
14 Jan. 2026
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“Speak up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/speak%20up. Accessed 31 Jan. 2026.
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