as in shouted
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 spoken out
Hudson has spoken out about the tense moment and defended herself on multiple occasions.
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Zoey Lyttle, PEOPLE, 28 Apr. 2026
Heaton has previously spoken out against inflammatory political discourse.
—Ashley Hume, FOXNews.com, 27 Apr. 2026
Some of the same Democratic leaders who backed it like former President Barack Obama, Governor Abigail Spanberger, had previously spoken out against gerrymandering.
—NBC news, 26 Apr. 2026
He's spoken out about making insulin more affordable and sponsored legislation to increase access to diabetes care more broadly.
—Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 20 Apr. 2026
If the bill comes up on the floor, the measure is likely to pass with more than one Republican vote; no Democrats have spoken out in strong opposition to the measure.
—Mary Murphy, Twin Cities, 14 Apr. 2026
Trump has spoken out of both sides of his mouth on the strait since the start of the war.
—David Goldman, CNN Money, 6 Apr. 2026
Villanueva’s claim that deputy gangs don’t exist and have never existed is an insult to the public and to the deputies who have spoken out about their direct experience dealing with these gangs of criminal officers.
—Rafael Perez, Daily News, 6 Apr. 2026
Davis and other residents have spoken out again and again about the water that can resemble urine pouring from their taps.
—Karl Schneider, IndyStar, 31 Mar. 2026
Zoey Lyttle, PEOPLE, 28 Apr. 2026
Heaton has previously spoken out against inflammatory political discourse.
—Ashley Hume, FOXNews.com, 27 Apr. 2026
Some of the same Democratic leaders who backed it like former President Barack Obama, Governor Abigail Spanberger, had previously spoken out against gerrymandering.
—NBC news, 26 Apr. 2026
He's spoken out about making insulin more affordable and sponsored legislation to increase access to diabetes care more broadly.
—Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 20 Apr. 2026
If the bill comes up on the floor, the measure is likely to pass with more than one Republican vote; no Democrats have spoken out in strong opposition to the measure.
—Mary Murphy, Twin Cities, 14 Apr. 2026
Trump has spoken out of both sides of his mouth on the strait since the start of the war.
—David Goldman, CNN Money, 6 Apr. 2026
Villanueva’s claim that deputy gangs don’t exist and have never existed is an insult to the public and to the deputies who have spoken out about their direct experience dealing with these gangs of criminal officers.
—Rafael Perez, Daily News, 6 Apr. 2026
Davis and other residents have spoken out again and again about the water that can resemble urine pouring from their taps.
—Karl Schneider, IndyStar, 31 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for spoken out
Verb
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Millie Bobby Brown shouted out adoptive moms on her first Mother's Day.—
Kim Willis,
USA Today,
11 May 2026
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According to Reaves, Goble shouted directly in his face before the ball went up.—
Devon Henderson,
New York Times,
9 May 2026
Verb
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The community has shown up, spoken up, and waited patiently through workshop after workshop, survey after survey.—
Jonathan Timm,
New York Daily News,
3 May 2026
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Some feel studio heads and executives have not spoken up enough for them amid dealing with toxic fanbases.—
Destiny Jackson,
Deadline,
8 Apr. 2026
Verb
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On Thursday evening, Jim also interviewed Corning CEO Wendell Weeks, who also talked up the alliance.—
Morgan Chittum,
CNBC,
9 May 2026
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The announcers talked up the juxtaposition between Trick Williams, who was over at the highest level from Day 1, and Sami Zayn—who scratched and clawed his way up the ranks for over two decades.—
Alfred Konuwa,
Forbes.com,
9 May 2026
Verb
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Garrett Tyrrell of Durango, sitting to her right, piped up.—
Sean Keeler,
Denver Post,
12 Apr. 2026
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The water is piped up to the data center for liquid cooling of the servers.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
3 Mar. 2026
Verb
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During Wednesday’s interview, Carter also sounded off on the state of the game globally.—
Max Tani,
semafor.com,
20 Apr. 2026
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New York families sounded off at a public hearing Tuesday night over a plan to launch the city’s first public high school focused on artificial intelligence ahead of a key vote later this month.—
Cayla Bamberger,
New York Daily News,
15 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Several jurors cried as they were shown video and heard audio from inside the van after Athena was taken.—
Jamie Stengle,
Los Angeles Times,
7 May 2026
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Several jurors cried as they were shown video and heard audio from inside the van after Athena was taken.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
5 May 2026
Verb
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People often describe being yelled at, manipulated and called names.—
Madeline Mitchell,
USA Today,
7 May 2026
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When he was found, deputies said Ortiz became belligerent, yelled at employees, threatened to harm them with a gun, and grabbed one of the resort employees.—
Steven Yablonski,
CBS News,
6 May 2026
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“Spoken out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spoken%20out. Accessed 15 May. 2026.
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