1
as in says
to express (a thought or emotion) in words
finally spoke her fears
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as in talks
to give a formal often extended talk on a subject
the Mayanists have been invited to speak about their latest archaeological discoveries
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Recent Examples of speaks
Born in New York to Nigerian parents, Folarin Balogun speaks with a British accent, courtesy of a childhood largely forged in England.
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Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 13 June 2026
OpenAI Ceo Sam Altman speaks to journalists after meeting with US House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on June 3, 2026.
—Ashley Capoot, CNBC, 13 June 2026
The fact that a meeting initially scheduled for May, and then June, is now only tentatively penciled in for July speaks volumes about the current likelihood of progress.
—Anand Menon, Time, 13 June 2026
Deborah now speaks openly about her experience in hopes of encouraging others to pay closer attention to their health.
—Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 13 June 2026
Ask people to write ideas before anyone speaks.
—Belonging Forum, Forbes.com, 12 June 2026
In a June 12 report from Globe, a source claimed that the Deadpool & Wolverine star now speaks very highly of Deb.
—Allison Degrushe, StyleCaster, 12 June 2026
That distinction speaks directly to the philosophy behind Khare’s show.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 6 June 2026
Putin speaks at the forum Friday.
—Natasha Lebedeva, NBC news, 6 June 2026
Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 13 June 2026
OpenAI Ceo Sam Altman speaks to journalists after meeting with US House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on June 3, 2026.
—Ashley Capoot, CNBC, 13 June 2026
The fact that a meeting initially scheduled for May, and then June, is now only tentatively penciled in for July speaks volumes about the current likelihood of progress.
—Anand Menon, Time, 13 June 2026
Deborah now speaks openly about her experience in hopes of encouraging others to pay closer attention to their health.
—Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 13 June 2026
Ask people to write ideas before anyone speaks.
—Belonging Forum, Forbes.com, 12 June 2026
In a June 12 report from Globe, a source claimed that the Deadpool & Wolverine star now speaks very highly of Deb.
—Allison Degrushe, StyleCaster, 12 June 2026
That distinction speaks directly to the philosophy behind Khare’s show.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 6 June 2026
Putin speaks at the forum Friday.
—Natasha Lebedeva, NBC news, 6 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for speaks
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Carpenter also says the district is closely monitoring some potential cuts to federal grants for students of poverty and language learners.—
Chierstin Roth,
CBS News,
19 June 2026
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And there was luck in that, the coach says.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
19 June 2026
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Oil prices are easing as ceasefire talks advance, but the real story is that the market defused the Hormuz crisis long before diplomacy did.—
George Calhoun,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2026
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Years later, Eggers still talks as much about Taylor-Joy’s work ethic as her talent.—
Seth Abramovitch,
HollywoodReporter,
17 June 2026
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The adaptation of Georgy Demidov’s eponymous novel, set in the Soviet Union in 1937 during Stalin’s Great Purge, tells the story of a young local prosecutor and dedicated communist who starts to question his undying faith in the regime.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
18 June 2026
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Neither tells you whether the result was any good.—
Mark Hull,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2026
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Today’s successful downtowns rely on a mix of ingredients, said Steven Falk, the former city manager of Lafayette, who’s served as an interim city executive in Oakland and Richmond and who lectures at UC Berkeley’s Goldman School of Public Policy.—
Martha Ross,
Mercury News,
2 June 2026
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Bad teams are given mechanisms to recover, not lectures about bootstraps.—
Eddie Brown,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
30 May 2026
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Halfway through, Mando is captured by Clone Wars’ bounty hunter Embo, who was voiced by Filoni on the show but never utters so much as a single line of dialogue here.—
Savannah Salazar,
Vulture,
22 May 2026
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Yet Cornelius Krull, the patriarch, speaks only a German dialect and never utters more than two words.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
14 May 2026
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Here, Murai discusses the inspirations and references that appear throughout Widow’s Bay, creating the dynamic of the show, and how the finale was put together.—
Emily Zemler,
Rolling Stone,
18 June 2026
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David discusses the predicament that Vance finds himself in as the administration’s most vocal Iran War skeptic.—
David Frum,
The Atlantic,
17 June 2026
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The film expertly articulates how to tell a story using every tool of our craft, leaving no tool unused.—
Hilary Lewis,
HollywoodReporter,
11 June 2026
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The villain of the film is an ideology that Benji articulates to Miranda when he’s poised to take control of Runway.—
Louis Peitzman,
Vulture,
30 Apr. 2026
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“Speaks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/speaks. Accessed 20 Jun. 2026.
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