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
Home and partnership collide, forcing you to speak up.
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Usa Today, USA Today, 31 Oct. 2025
But now, the King is speaking up about another situation.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 30 Oct. 2025
Accordingly, Raisman used her speech as an opportunity to speak up for people who are still enduring domestic abuse.
—Andrew McGowan, Variety, 30 Oct. 2025
El-Amin spoke up on civil rights and social issues in an effort to fight for justice.
—Dana Afana, Freep.com, 29 Oct. 2025
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Usa Today, USA Today, 31 Oct. 2025
But now, the King is speaking up about another situation.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 30 Oct. 2025
Accordingly, Raisman used her speech as an opportunity to speak up for people who are still enduring domestic abuse.
—Andrew McGowan, Variety, 30 Oct. 2025
El-Amin spoke up on civil rights and social issues in an effort to fight for justice.
—Dana Afana, Freep.com, 29 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for speak up
Verb
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Following the trade deadline passing, Roseman spoke out about the Garrett trade rumors.—
Evan Massey,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Nov. 2025
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Sydney Sweeney is finally speaking out on the American Eagles jeans campaign that caused a national firestorm earlier this year.—
Zack Sharf,
Variety,
4 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Hyman shared another video of herself shouting about the incident in what appeared to be a cafe attached to the gym.—
Alia Shoaib,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Nov. 2025
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Video from the scene shows an agent wrestling a suspect to the ground and striking him multiple times as bystanders shouted profanity and tried to intervene, with one person attempting to pull an agent away.—
Bonny Chu,
FOXNews.com,
3 Nov. 2025
Verb
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At one point during the hearing, Richards pleaded for a tissue and began crying while recalling a particularly abusive event in May.—
Tracy Wright , Christina Dugan Ramirez , Lauryn Overhultz,
FOXNews.com,
7 Nov. 2025
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But where words fail, crying speaks.—
Emlyn Travis,
Entertainment Weekly,
7 Nov. 2025
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While each talked up their AI strategy, analysts focused on the scale of the investments and how these plans will start translating to tangible returns.—
Alex Harring,Yun Li,
CNBC,
31 Oct. 2025
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Pichai also talked up Gemini, the company’s large-language model, which has been integrated into search results on Google.—
Dade Hayes,
Deadline,
29 Oct. 2025
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Tyler Bilodeau, Eric Dailey and Skyy Clark are the three returning starters for Mick Cronin, a decidedly old-school coach who still yells at high volume and suits up for tipoffs.—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
New York Times,
3 Nov. 2025
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There was yelling, people falling, and some who appeared to get hurt in the scuffle, Lee said.—
Nicquel Terry Ellis,
CNN Money,
2 Nov. 2025
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If only a pie could pipe up and announce when it’s done, right?—
Karla Walsh,
Better Homes & Gardens,
2 Nov. 2025
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Republican Senators Rand Paul and Ted Cruz piped up in defense of Kimmel’s right to free speech without governmental interference.—
Sarah Stankorb,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Oct. 2025
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Clemson Tigers head coach Dabo Swinney is still fuming about officiating in college football and sounded off again about it on Tuesday days after a devastating loss to Duke.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
5 Nov. 2025
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The candidates sounded off on balancing the needs of homeowners and renters, private property rights and the biggest challenges Boise residents face.—
Idaho Statesman,
Idaho Statesman,
15 Oct. 2025
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“Speak up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/speak%20up. Accessed 9 Nov. 2025.
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