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
Of the many women who have spoken out against you, Gwyneth Paltrow has been particularly upsetting to you.
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Maer Roshan, HollywoodReporter, 10 Mar. 2026
King Charles has spoken out about the Epstein files, and, according to multiple outlets, will back a police inquiry into his younger brother, Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, the man formerly known as Prince Andrew.
—Rachel Burchfield, InStyle, 10 Feb. 2026
Other artists, including pop stars Olivia Rodrigo and Ariana Grande, have also spoken out against Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and in support of demonstrations.
—Connor Greene, Time, 2 Feb. 2026
Former presidents Bill Clinton, Barack Obama and Joe Biden have all spoken out about the violence in Minneapolis.
—Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 27 Jan. 2026
Martha Stewart has spoken out about the current climate in the United States.
—Sarah Sotoodeh , Lauryn Overhultz, FOXNews.com, 27 Jan. 2026
However, many local officials have spoken out against the enforcement operations.
—Michelle Stoddart, ABC News, 20 Jan. 2026
Riley has spoken out in favor of a five-year window.
—Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 19 Jan. 2026
Bosch and Itsaragrisil, along with the Miss Universe Organization, have all spoken out about what transpired.
—Allison Degrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Nov. 2025
Maer Roshan, HollywoodReporter, 10 Mar. 2026
King Charles has spoken out about the Epstein files, and, according to multiple outlets, will back a police inquiry into his younger brother, Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, the man formerly known as Prince Andrew.
—Rachel Burchfield, InStyle, 10 Feb. 2026
Other artists, including pop stars Olivia Rodrigo and Ariana Grande, have also spoken out against Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and in support of demonstrations.
—Connor Greene, Time, 2 Feb. 2026
Former presidents Bill Clinton, Barack Obama and Joe Biden have all spoken out about the violence in Minneapolis.
—Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 27 Jan. 2026
Martha Stewart has spoken out about the current climate in the United States.
—Sarah Sotoodeh , Lauryn Overhultz, FOXNews.com, 27 Jan. 2026
However, many local officials have spoken out against the enforcement operations.
—Michelle Stoddart, ABC News, 20 Jan. 2026
Riley has spoken out in favor of a five-year window.
—Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 19 Jan. 2026
Bosch and Itsaragrisil, along with the Miss Universe Organization, have all spoken out about what transpired.
—Allison Degrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for spoken out
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By now, the standard sound of rage rap — redlining drums deployed with abandon, frenetic, almost spastic chord arrangements, and often shouted, mantra-like lyrics delivered in an impassioned scream — has become a predictable shorthand for overtures to a younger audience.—
Jeff Ihaza,
Rolling Stone,
10 Mar. 2026
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Before and after the vote, people in the hearing room shouted at lawmakers and warned of the harm the bill could do.—
Becca Savransky,
Idaho Statesman,
10 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Over the past few weeks, a number of people have spoken up about just how much of the show is true.—
Meg Walters,
InStyle,
7 Mar. 2026
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Soudal–Quick-Step have not spoken up in that discussion regularly this season.—
Andy McGrath,
New York Times,
28 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Device makers have talked up a world where users may be able to ask their AI agents to call a cab or book a hotel.—
Arjun Kharpal,
CNBC,
6 Mar. 2026
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Peterson had talked up head coach Bill Self’s KU program.—
Shreyas Laddha,
Kansas City Star,
5 Mar. 2026
Verb
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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
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When the crowd got a chance to ask questions, a rancher piped up.—
Elise Schmelzer,
Denver Post,
24 Nov. 2025
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To be fair, the prospect of seeing Swift at Chiefs games isn’t setting well with fans for other teams, who this week sounded off with some bitterness.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
12 Mar. 2026
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Mayor Mamdani on Friday sounded off against ICE and issued an executive order aimed at putting an exclamation on point on the city’s existing sanctuary policies.—
Josephine Stratman,
New York Daily News,
6 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Chan and Acosta beat Tay for more than seven minutes while Tay cried and begged for help and then forced Tay to drink rubbing alcohol and sealed his mouth with duct tape, authorities have said.—
Sean Emery,
Oc Register,
3 Mar. 2026
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Her family cried nonstop and eventually decided to leave for the north near the Caspian Sea.—
Amin Khodadadi,
NBC news,
3 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The mother screamed and yelled at Bonnoyer, eventually leaving the home to report her child missing.—
Rick Sobey,
Boston Herald,
14 Mar. 2026
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Bauder admonished the crowd several times for being too noisy, and police removed a protester who yelled vulgar comments.—
Heather Hollingsworth,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Mar. 2026
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“Spoken out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spoken%20out. Accessed 15 Mar. 2026.
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