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
But individual commissioners have spoken up on either side of it.
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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
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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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
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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
Verb
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On Saturday, McIlroy repeatedly had to step away from his golf ball as spectators shouted obscenities and personal insults at the Irishman.—
Jenna West,
New York Times,
2 Oct. 2025
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When Rosalie refused the drugs, her boyfriend became angry and shouted at her.—
Cara Lynn Shultz,
PEOPLE,
1 Oct. 2025
Verb
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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
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Here are some of the products Berkley and company talked up on the livestream, deserving prime real estate on your bathroom counter and inside your makeup bag.—
Stacia Datskovska,
Footwear News,
29 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Back home, Kerzka cried in the shower.—
Georgea Kovanis,
Freep.com,
5 Oct. 2025
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Diddy cried as the 11-minute clip featuring home video of his family played in the courtroom.—
Tracy Wright , Lauryn Overhultz , Larry Fink,
FOXNews.com,
4 Oct. 2025
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Yankees captain Aaron Judge sounded off on the triumph over Boston after the series, noting that the Red Sox had taken nine of the 13 games between the two clubs in the regular season as well.—
Jackson Roberts,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Oct. 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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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 9 Oct. 2025.
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