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
Trump said the Democratic Party’s leadership was afraid of speaking out against the rising tide of socialism because of looming primary challenges.
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Naomi Lim,
The Washington Examiner,
26 June 2026
Harassment in the workplace, in particular, is also very challenging for victims to speak out about, as our reporting shows.
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Aj Willingham,
AJC.com,
26 June 2026
Jessica Mann is speaking out about her decision to end litigation related to her rape allegation against Harvey Weinstein.
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Liza Esquibias,
USA Today,
25 June 2026
At a Minneapolis committee meeting last week, a vocal majority spoke out in favor of the pause.
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Jason Rantala,
CBS News,
25 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for speak out
Naomi Lim,
The Washington Examiner,
26 June 2026
Harassment in the workplace, in particular, is also very challenging for victims to speak out about, as our reporting shows.
—
Aj Willingham,
AJC.com,
26 June 2026
Jessica Mann is speaking out about her decision to end litigation related to her rape allegation against Harvey Weinstein.
—
Liza Esquibias,
USA Today,
25 June 2026
At a Minneapolis committee meeting last week, a vocal majority spoke out in favor of the pause.
—
Jason Rantala,
CBS News,
25 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for speak out
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Today, Sammy said her goal in sharing her story is to encourage people to speak up when someone appears to be in crisis.
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The affiliation between Aquarius and the Sklarian Raiders is immense because both will never stop speaking up to assert messages that upend the status quo.
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The shot sailed over the bar before England keeper Jordan Pickford shouted at his defenders, clearly displeased with the lack of resistance in their own half.
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Hundreds of people have gathered throughout the week to carry posters, shout slogans, and sing.
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The Padres, the team that put up a meme of Clayton Kershaw crying on the video board.
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Grown men hugged one another, and at least one started crying.
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The first thing the mayor sounded off was on some of Wemby's clothing choices.
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From there on the two teams looked to find ways to generate offense but the bats were not sounding off.
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Germany have not really been talked up as a tournament contender, and this game was evidence of why.
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In its press release, Samsung talks up the AI capabilities of these chips—how local on-device AI processing demands more data to improve model context.
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TVs are everywhere, showing races from tracks around the country, and bettors gather around the screens to learn the fate of their wagers, not infrequently yelling at them in the many languages and accents of Queens.
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Court filings state commissioners discussed allegations that Newton yelled at people and was not in the office during hours employees were expected to be present and available.
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He was accused of hitting a man in the back of the head with a metal pipe inside the victim’s girlfriend’s home, then shoving the victim up against the wall and pushing the pipe up against his neck.
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Before Schiraldi could respond, a second rep piped up in Richards’s defense.
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“Speak out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/speak%20out. Accessed 1 Jul. 2026.
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