as in spoken out
to voice one's opinions freely with force
she's never been afraid to speak up at town meetings
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Recent Examples of spoken up
Bridges also isn’t the only big star who’s spoken up about ICE recently.
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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
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
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Coaches have spoken out about tampering across the nation.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
9 Jan. 2026
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Bosch and Itsaragrisil, along with the Miss Universe Organization, have all spoken out about what transpired.—
Allison DeGrushe,
Entertainment Weekly,
7 Nov. 2025
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Thompson shouted out the star, who joined the show in 2022, during a stop on the Richer Lives by Sofi podcast.—
Lauren Huff,
Entertainment Weekly,
11 Jan. 2026
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People shouted over each other as the performers dithered over ideas and raced around the venue.—
Matthew J. Palm,
The Orlando Sentinel,
10 Jan. 2026
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In the last year or so, health influencers — and a lot of women on social media — have talked up testosterone therapy as a kind of perimenopausal panacea.—
Lisa Jarvis,
Twin Cities,
25 Dec. 2025
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While each talked up their AI strategy, analysts focused on the scale of the investments and how these plans will start translating to tangible returns.—
Alex Harring,Yun Li,
CNBC,
31 Oct. 2025
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The courtroom was full Wednesday of investigators involved over the decades and the extensive Watson family, some of whom cried audibly through the proceedings.—
Grace Zokovitch,
Boston Herald,
6 Nov. 2025
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After Brown disappeared, the owner of the bakery, Alice Lombardi, told CBS News that customers had come into the store and cried.—
Sam Gillette,
PEOPLE,
4 Nov. 2025
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University of Arkansas basketball Coach John Calipari sounded off on the system Monday night after a 103-74 win over James Madison at Walton Arena.—
Matt Byrne,
Arkansas Online,
1 Jan. 2026
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Redick sounded off after Los Angeles dropped a third straight game, questioning his team’s effort and professionalism.—
Chantz Martin,
FOXNews.com,
28 Dec. 2025
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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
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“Spoken up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spoken%20up. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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