as in to shout
to voice one's opinions freely with force
got in trouble for spouting off in class in a disrespectful way
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for spout (off)
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The group was met by a much smaller contingent of mostly men who appeared to make Nazi salutes and shouted anti-Muslim chants.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
13 June 2026 -
One photo in the post showed Swift with her arm around Hargitay, 62, as other Knicks fans surrounded them, while a second snap captured them both shouting and cheering.—
Latoya Gayle,
PEOPLE,
12 June 2026
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Story facilitation is a key leadership skill needed to make sure that everyone on the team is willing to speak up and share their ideas and doubts.—
Esther K. Choy,
Forbes.com,
14 June 2026
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Vaishali Mane, 35, a community worker who helps women access property rights, says being in front of the camera gave her the confidence to speak up - for herself and other women.—
Neha Bhatt,
NPR,
13 June 2026
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Mane highlighted this issue as a primary motivation for speaking out.—
Khloe Quill,
FOXNews.com,
13 June 2026
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Wright said those two character witnesses were assistant coaches on the team, until school directors on the board spoke out at their meeting this week, including Matt Holtzman.—
Lauren Linder,
CBS News,
12 June 2026
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Especially Melanie, who was crying her foundation off before the vote was even announced.—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
13 June 2026
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His wife, Alicia Brown, posted a video on her verified Instagram page Sunday where she is seen crying while revealing what appears to be multiple stitches above and below her left eyebrow.—
Rodney Ho,
AJC.com,
12 June 2026
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In addition, Field appeared to be under the influence of alcohol and/or drugs, was yelling, acting belligerently and was disturbing residents, including a mother with young children.—
CBS Miami Team,
CBS News,
12 June 2026
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So Annette started yelling her name.—
Heidi Stevens,
Chicago Tribune,
12 June 2026
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The Shanghai Remakes event, organized by Spain’s Institute of Cinematography and Audiovisual Arts (ICAA), will see each company talk up the Asian market remake potential of their title for 10 minutes.—
John Hopewell,
Variety,
12 June 2026
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The high wattage that packed the ballroom included actors (Jeremy Renner introduced his friend Afanasieff, Jane Seymour talked up the careers of Britten and Lyle) and one very famous director, Steven Spielberg, who helped close out the ceremony with an eloquent speech to introduce Swift.—
Melissa Ruggieri,
USA Today,
12 June 2026
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Before Schiraldi could respond, a second rep piped up in Richards’s defense.—
Molly Fischer,
New Yorker,
11 May 2026
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Garrett Tyrrell of Durango, sitting to her right, piped up.—
Sean Keeler,
Denver Post,
12 Apr. 2026
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The first thing the mayor sounded off was on some of Wemby's clothing choices.—
Amethyst Martinez,
USA Today,
15 June 2026
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From there on the two teams looked to find ways to generate offense but the bats were not sounding off.—
Mukala Kabongo,
Boston Herald,
14 June 2026
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“Spout (off).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spout%20%28off%29. Accessed 16 Jun. 2026.
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