as in to speak up
to voice one's opinions freely with force
it's a free country, so anyone can speak out
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Recent Examples of speak out
Zachary Levi is speaking out about how his conservative beliefs have impacted his work in Hollywood.
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Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 24 May 2025
Pope Francis was an unabashed critic of the Russian invasion of Ukraine and repeatedly spoke out against Kirill’s close relationship with the Kremlin.
—Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 23 May 2025
So, unless people speak out and address these issues, stuff never changes.
—Lisa Deaderick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 May 2025
During public remarks in 2022, Justice Elena Kagan – one of the court’s three liberal justices − spoke out against sweeping injunctions and the ability of challengers to find one friendly judge to issue such an order.
—Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 16 May 2025
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Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 24 May 2025
Pope Francis was an unabashed critic of the Russian invasion of Ukraine and repeatedly spoke out against Kirill’s close relationship with the Kremlin.
—Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 23 May 2025
So, unless people speak out and address these issues, stuff never changes.
—Lisa Deaderick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 May 2025
During public remarks in 2022, Justice Elena Kagan – one of the court’s three liberal justices − spoke out against sweeping injunctions and the ability of challengers to find one friendly judge to issue such an order.
—Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 16 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for speak out
Verb
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However, Bassett, Stark and Hewitt have all spoken up about their excitement for the show's next chapter.—
Samantha Stutsman,
People.com,
16 May 2025
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As audiences become more values-driven, businesses are increasingly expected to speak up.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
14 May 2025
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Traditionally, the upside down American flag signals distress, and that was the mood expressed as speakers shouted, cried and chanted with the crowd of around 100 people.—
Harley Walls,
Arkansas Online,
17 May 2025
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In a separate post, Cabrera shouted out some teammates who came and visited him in the hospital overnight.—
Ryan Canfield,
FOXNews.com,
16 May 2025
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Traditionally, the upside down American flag signals distress, and that was the mood expressed as speakers shouted, cried and chanted with the crowd of around 100 people.—
Harley Walls,
Arkansas Online,
17 May 2025
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Sara Haines and Alyssa Farah Griffin cried on the air over their pets.—
Joey Nolfi Published,
EW.com,
16 May 2025
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Vote in the poll below, then sound off in the comments.—
Charlie Mason,
TVLine,
16 May 2025
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Bickerstaff sounded off on the play at the end of the game. 2025 NBA PLAYOFF ODDS TRACKER: WHO WILL EMERGE FROM FIRST ROUND?—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
27 Apr. 2025
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Documents distributed by Qatari foreign agents working for Venable, for instance, talk up what Qatar views as the positive effects of investments made by its sovereign wealth fund while downplaying the Gulf nation’s links to terrorist organizations.—
Robert Schmad,
The Washington Examiner,
25 May 2025
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And by talking up the return of factory jobs to America, Mr. Trump directly addresses what four decades of free-trade policies and globalization made worse: the hollowing out of America’s middle class.—
Laurent Belsie,
Christian Science Monitor,
16 Apr. 2025
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Related Stories Man Attacked by Shark at Popular Seaside Jetty Woman Killed in Florida Alligator Attack That Husband Tried to Fight Off After attempting to yell at the coyote to scare it off, the coyote continued to bite him.—
Madison E. Goldberg,
People.com,
20 May 2025
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About 30 minutes later, Combs arrived, yelling and banging on the door with a hammer, Morgan testified.—
Nicki Brown,
CNN Money,
19 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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Emilio, the album’s executive producer, pipes up, teasing.—
Howard Cohen,
Miami Herald,
22 Apr. 2025
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“Speak out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/speak%20out. Accessed 30 May. 2025.
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