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
You may also feel called to speak up about your own needs in a way that feels surprisingly liberating.
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Valerie Mesa, People.com, 31 July 2025
Major businesses that have attempted to confront the administration’s tariffs push, such as Amazon and Walmart, have faced swift rebukes from the White House that may have put a damper on the willingness of other companies to speak up.
—Rob Wile, NBC news, 28 July 2025
Disney speaking up for gay people and presidents extracting money from news organizations via frivolous lawsuits come to mind.
—Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 July 2025
Olivia Rodrigo is speaking up about the humanitarian crisis in Gaza.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 14 July 2025
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Valerie Mesa, People.com, 31 July 2025
Major businesses that have attempted to confront the administration’s tariffs push, such as Amazon and Walmart, have faced swift rebukes from the White House that may have put a damper on the willingness of other companies to speak up.
—Rob Wile, NBC news, 28 July 2025
Disney speaking up for gay people and presidents extracting money from news organizations via frivolous lawsuits come to mind.
—Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 July 2025
Olivia Rodrigo is speaking up about the humanitarian crisis in Gaza.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 14 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for speak up
Verb
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Appreciate Brooke Slusser speaking out and fighting for female athletes.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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The same day Boulter spoke out, the Women’s Tennis Association released a season-wide report on online abuse its players received throughout the year, noting that 15 cases escalated to law enforcement investigations.—
Sean Neumann,
People.com,
6 Aug. 2025
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Thelma was the only one who kept rushing forward, shouting, Harold is shot!—
Joshua Sharpe
August 6,
Literary Hub,
6 Aug. 2025
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After beating Ravens cornerback Nate Wiggins in a 1-on-1 drill to start Tuesday’s joint practice, Mitchell shouted in the direction of several media members who witnessed him make Wiggins look bad at the line of scrimmage.—
James Boyd,
New York Times,
6 Aug. 2025
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Cena even blamed Truth for making that kid in Brussels cry.—
Alfred Konuwa,
Forbes.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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The scream, the adults in the living room knocking over chairs and flying towards the terrace, Mr. Tiago and the boy’s father diving in with their clothes on and everything, the women standing at the pool’s edge in panic, crying.—
Hazlitt,
Hazlitt,
6 Aug. 2025
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Hirsch also talked up the addition of an African American female gladiator in the forthcoming series Spartacus: House of Ashur to bring along the Starz core demos of women and African American viewers.—
Etan Vlessing,
HollywoodReporter,
14 Aug. 2025
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The singer talked up her new album, Lover, and worked with staffers on the Easter-egg rich button choices for her jacket.—
Leah Greenblatt,
EW.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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Wilder revealed Hudson was, at one point, yelling at her and crying and the talk later turned contentious.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
11 Aug. 2025
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On Monday morning, Florence Welch posted a video of herself digging a hole and yelling in it… First of all, relatable.—
Tomás Mier,
Rolling Stone,
11 Aug. 2025
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But Surfside is paying off a $30 million bill to keep its pipes up and running.—
Pat Beall,
The Orlando Sentinel,
22 June 2025
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Our wavy-haired editors piped up to share their go-to mousses and what exactly won them over.—
Annie Blackman,
Allure,
31 May 2025
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On the newspaper’s opinion side, the paper has experimented with its editorial board endorsement process, avoiding endorsing a candidate in the New York mayor’s race and instead bringing in a panel of local voices to sound off on each mayoral prospect.—
Max Tani,
semafor.com,
4 Aug. 2025
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The viral video of Gillie calling out Newton caused former NFL quarterback Johnny Manziel to step up and sound off on the podcast host.—
Justin Grasso,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 Aug. 2025
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“Speak up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/speak%20up. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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