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
In recent years, the two have spoken out about the relationship.
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Emily Trainham, FOXNews.com, 17 Oct. 2025
Mirella has since spoken out, saying she was not being held against her will.
—Samira Asma-Sadeque, PEOPLE, 17 Oct. 2025
Eilish has spoken out in the past about fans behaving inappropriately at concerts.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 10 Oct. 2025
Demna’s work was hugely politically freighted at times, and Piccioli has spoken out, particularly on conservative views about women, in the past.
—Sarah Mower, Vogue, 3 Oct. 2025
Though Collier's comments, along with the rest of the WNBA players who have spoken out could lead to sweeping changes, there appears to be a big imbalance currently in the league.
—James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Oct. 2025
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.
—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
Emily Trainham, FOXNews.com, 17 Oct. 2025
Mirella has since spoken out, saying she was not being held against her will.
—Samira Asma-Sadeque, PEOPLE, 17 Oct. 2025
Eilish has spoken out in the past about fans behaving inappropriately at concerts.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 10 Oct. 2025
Demna’s work was hugely politically freighted at times, and Piccioli has spoken out, particularly on conservative views about women, in the past.
—Sarah Mower, Vogue, 3 Oct. 2025
Though Collier's comments, along with the rest of the WNBA players who have spoken out could lead to sweeping changes, there appears to be a big imbalance currently in the league.
—James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Oct. 2025
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.
—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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for spoken out
Verb
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Perry shouted into her microphone.—
Escher Walcott,
PEOPLE,
14 Oct. 2025
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Johnson shouted as the players echoed his words, urging him to repeat them.—
Matthew Couden,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Oct. 2025
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Bridges also isn’t the only big star who’s spoken up about ICE recently.—
Hannah Dailey,
Billboard,
8 Oct. 2025
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But individual commissioners have spoken up on either side of it.—
Nicole Nixon,
Sacbee.com,
2 Oct. 2025
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Execs talked up both at an event in New York Thursday where CEO Chris Winfrey hosted Jimmy Pitaro, chairman of ESPN and Kristin Dolan, CEO of AMC Networks for a chat on the video landscape.—
Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
9 Oct. 2025
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In the internal memo this week, Huang said Nvidia would continue to sponsor H-1B visa employees and talked up his support for immigrant workers.—
Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez,
Fortune,
8 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Republican Senators Rand Paul and Ted Cruz piped up in defense of Kimmel’s right to free speech without governmental interference.—
Sarah Stankorb,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Oct. 2025
Verb
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In chatty columns for the school paper, the Bowdoin Orient, Mamdani regularly sounded off on the topics of the day.—
Eric Lach,
New Yorker,
9 Oct. 2025
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Earlier in the year, Kennedy’s nephew Jack Schlossberg sounded off on social media that the family had not been consulted about the project.—
Rosemary Feitelberg,
Footwear News,
7 Oct. 2025
Verb
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While naysayers may argue Dalio is the boy who cried wolf, his caution has paid off in the past.—
Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune,
10 Oct. 2025
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Devastated by the experience, Jules cried and found comfort in Winston Ndugu (Anthony Hill) before running off.—
Stephanie Wenger,
PEOPLE,
10 Oct. 2025
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The former assistant claimed that in January, Smith yelled at him after Gables answered a phone call from his own daughter.—
Charisma Madarang,
Rolling Stone,
13 Oct. 2025
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One Auburn fan leaned over the railing, waved his middle finger and yelled.—
Seth Emerson,
New York Times,
12 Oct. 2025
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