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
While the police union is adamant the city needs to provide them raises, some community advocates have spoken out, arguing the police department already takes up a significant amount of the city's budget.
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Kelli Arseneau, jsonline.com, 25 Sep. 2025
Watson is one of many stars of Harry Potter projects who have spoken out in opposition to Rowling’s politics, including some stars of her upcoming projects.
—Mathew Rodriguez, Them., 25 Sep. 2025
Several politicians and industry figures have spoken out in protest.
—Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 19 Sep. 2025
Political analyst Matthew Dowd has spoken out after he was fired from MSNBC due to his comments relating to Charlie Kirk.
—Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 12 Sep. 2025
Now, Wise has spoken out about the injury on social media, thanking everyone for the support.
—James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 2025
Many women's sports activists who oppose trans athletes in women's sports have spoken out in support of Kirk following his assassination, including Riley Gaines, Paula Scanlan, Brooke Slusser and Payton McNabb.
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 11 Sep. 2025
While Davis obviously has maintained a relationship with Chastain, she's since spoken out against the movie itself.
—Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 5 Sep. 2025
The American Association of University Professors in Texas, a union organization, has spoken out against the politicization of higher education.
—Fousia Abdullahi, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Sep. 2025
Kelli Arseneau, jsonline.com, 25 Sep. 2025
Watson is one of many stars of Harry Potter projects who have spoken out in opposition to Rowling’s politics, including some stars of her upcoming projects.
—Mathew Rodriguez, Them., 25 Sep. 2025
Several politicians and industry figures have spoken out in protest.
—Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 19 Sep. 2025
Political analyst Matthew Dowd has spoken out after he was fired from MSNBC due to his comments relating to Charlie Kirk.
—Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 12 Sep. 2025
Now, Wise has spoken out about the injury on social media, thanking everyone for the support.
—James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 2025
Many women's sports activists who oppose trans athletes in women's sports have spoken out in support of Kirk following his assassination, including Riley Gaines, Paula Scanlan, Brooke Slusser and Payton McNabb.
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 11 Sep. 2025
While Davis obviously has maintained a relationship with Chastain, she's since spoken out against the movie itself.
—Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 5 Sep. 2025
The American Association of University Professors in Texas, a union organization, has spoken out against the politicization of higher education.
—Fousia Abdullahi, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for spoken out
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Resy shouted out the wine selection, which focuses on local options from Arizona and California, and items from the small but stellar dining menu, such as the squash risotto (with optional crab) and the half-chicken with black garlic for two.—
Endia Fontanez,
AZCentral.com,
26 Sep. 2025
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Video from the Fullerton Ocean Park Hotel shows floodwater bursting through the closed lobby doors, quickly rising to knee height while staff shouted for guests to evacuate.—
Ronnie Li,
USA Today,
26 Sep. 2025
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Obama, who has kept a relatively low profile since leaving office, has spoken up more recently about political issues and Trump’s actions since the former real-estate tycoon retook office in January.—
Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez,
Fortune,
18 Sep. 2025
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Since then, others involved in the scandal have spoken up, with one women, Makenna Gibbons, alleging that Paul was partly to blame for her divorce.—
Randall Colburn,
Entertainment Weekly,
10 Sep. 2025
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Each has talked up and acted upon the notion that universities’ illiberal and often hypocritical approaches to issues concerning free speech and antisemitism need to change.—
David Mark,
The Washington Examiner,
19 Sep. 2025
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Oracle talked up how big its AI inference opportunity is, not just training.—
Jim Cramer,
CNBC,
10 Sep. 2025
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Other late-night hosts and alumni, from Seth Meyers to David Letterman, have sounded off on the Kimmel pull this week.—
Brenton Blanchet,
PEOPLE,
19 Sep. 2025
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The high pitch siren of the casualty bots sounded off in the distance.—
Manuel Muñoz,
Literary Hub,
11 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Many bowed their heads, some cried softly.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
29 Sep. 2025
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In fact, the cast and crew were so moved by the filmmaking process that many cried along the way.—
Sarah Scott,
Parents,
26 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Homoya yelled to a couple of birders in the group, interrupting himself in a conversation.—
Karl Schneider,
IndyStar,
22 Sep. 2025
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During the Fever’s practice ahead of Game 1 against Las Vegas, Clark, who is out for the playoffs with a groin injury, yelled at reporters from the other side of the gym to check her tweet.—
Sabreena Merchant,
New York Times,
21 Sep. 2025
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“Spoken out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spoken%20out. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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