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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Hyman shared another video of herself shouting about the incident in what appeared to be a cafe attached to the gym.—
Alia Shoaib,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Nov. 2025 -
Video from the scene shows an agent wrestling a suspect to the ground and striking him multiple times as bystanders shouted profanity and tried to intervene, with one person attempting to pull an agent away.—
Bonny Chu,
FOXNews.com,
3 Nov. 2025
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Hyman is now urging others to speak up and to consider walking away from gyms and other establishments that fail to protect women.—
Amber Harding OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
5 Nov. 2025
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Many children still lack access to music programs, but parents can speak up at schools and push for change.—
Kris Ann Valdez,
Parents,
4 Nov. 2025
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Following the trade deadline passing, Roseman spoke out about the Garrett trade rumors.—
Evan Massey,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Nov. 2025
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Sydney Sweeney is finally speaking out on the American Eagles jeans campaign that caused a national firestorm earlier this year.—
Zack Sharf,
Variety,
4 Nov. 2025
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My children cried themselves to sleep.—
Stephanie Nolasco,
FOXNews.com,
25 Oct. 2025
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Most of us are socialized not just to suck it up, never to cry or show emotions, but also to suppress, go silent, hide, run away, act as if there is no agony.—
Kevin Powell,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Oct. 2025
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Tyler Bilodeau, Eric Dailey and Skyy Clark are the three returning starters for Mick Cronin, a decidedly old-school coach who still yells at high volume and suits up for tipoffs.—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
New York Times,
3 Nov. 2025
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There was yelling, people falling, and some who appeared to get hurt in the scuffle, Lee said.—
Nicquel Terry Ellis,
CNN Money,
2 Nov. 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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Pichai also talked up Gemini, the company’s large-language model, which has been integrated into search results on Google.—
Dade Hayes,
Deadline,
29 Oct. 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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Younger Republican voters and GOP contrarians are piping up to challenge the broad consensus in the Republican Party that has been in lockstep with policy on Israel.—
Kristina Karisch,
The Hill,
19 Aug. 2025
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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
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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
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“Spout (off).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spout%20%28off%29. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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