spoken up

past participle of speak up

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of spoken up Bridges also isn’t the only big star who’s spoken up about ICE recently. Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 8 Oct. 2025 But individual commissioners have spoken up on either side of it. Nicole Nixon, Sacbee.com, 2 Oct. 2025 Why haven't our players and the PGA spoken up to condemn them? Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 30 Sep. 2025 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 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 Bonnie Wright, who played Ginny Weasley, has also spoken up in support of trans women, as did Katie Leung, who played Cho Chang (albeit in a more subtle way). James Factora, Them., 2 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for spoken up
Verb
  • In recent years, the two have spoken out about the relationship.
    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
Verb
  • Perry shouted into her microphone.
    Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 14 Oct. 2025
  • Johnson shouted as the players echoed his words, urging him to repeat them.
    Matthew Couden, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The administration has talked up its policy on social media, issuing stark warnings about the speech of foreign nationals.
    David Ingram, NBC news, 16 Oct. 2025
  • 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
Verb
  • In the video, her siblings – 12-year-old Jasmin and 10-year-old Kevin – cried as their parents and brother sat handcuffed in ICE vehicles.
    Maria Santana, CNN Money, 19 Oct. 2025
  • Her mother was too malnourished to breast-feed; the baby cried constantly, began losing weight, and developed ulcers and infections.
    Clayton Dalton, New Yorker, 18 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The candidates sounded off on balancing the needs of homeowners and renters, private property rights and the biggest challenges Boise residents face.
    Idaho Statesman, Idaho Statesman, 15 Oct. 2025
  • The artist never revealed what caused the reaction, but asked for fans' grace in case a note sounded off.
    Kaycee Sloan, Cincinnati Enquirer, 15 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • 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

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“Spoken up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spoken%20up. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.

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