1
as in to promote
to provide publicity for
the director and actors are making the obligatory rounds of the late-night shows to talk up their new movie
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as in to speak up
to voice one's opinions freely with force
feel free to talk up if you have any objections
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Recent Examples of talk up
As Mercury and Jupiter harmonize, talk up your passions.
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Usa Today, USA Today, 9 Mar. 2026
Device makers have talked up a world where users may be able to ask their AI agents to call a cab or book a hotel.
—Arjun Kharpal, CNBC, 6 Mar. 2026
Instead of Ohtani, talk up Okamoto, a star in the making, who got a $60 million contract from the Blue Jays in the offseason.
—Grant Brisbee, New York Times, 5 Mar. 2026
Peterson had talked up head coach Bill Self’s KU program.
—Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 5 Mar. 2026
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Usa Today, USA Today, 9 Mar. 2026
Device makers have talked up a world where users may be able to ask their AI agents to call a cab or book a hotel.
—Arjun Kharpal, CNBC, 6 Mar. 2026
Instead of Ohtani, talk up Okamoto, a star in the making, who got a $60 million contract from the Blue Jays in the offseason.
—Grant Brisbee, New York Times, 5 Mar. 2026
Peterson had talked up head coach Bill Self’s KU program.
—Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 5 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for talk up
Verb
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As technology has evolved, car shows have also become a stage to debut and promote emerging forms of transportation.—
Charles Singh,
USA Today,
31 Mar. 2026
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Several of her Instagram posts also included hashtags promoting Swift’s album.—
Joe Kottke,
NBC news,
30 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Miami Archbishop Thomas Wenski connected the crowd calling for Pontius Pilate, the Roman prefect, to set a murderer free instead of Jesus with today’s climate, where people are witnessing horrific acts and not always speaking up.—
Alie Skowronski,
Miami Herald,
29 Mar. 2026
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Someone in the audience spoke up.—
Brit McCandless Farmer,
CBS News,
29 Mar. 2026
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Premade bag lunches for kids will be sold, too.—
Michael Deeds,
Idaho Statesman,
31 Mar. 2026
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Cator asked Williams to sell him some marijuana, according to the ruling.—
Colleen Cronin,
Boston Herald,
31 Mar. 2026
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The family of a 33-year-old man killed in a car crash earlier this week is speaking out, demanding accountability for the driver who caused the fatal collision.—
Nikiya Carrero,
CBS News,
29 Mar. 2026
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In recent months, residents have circulated a petition, spoken out at county meetings, rallied on the streets, and launched a community organization, Not in My Backyard Imperial, to protest the data center and demand a CEQA review.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Jamaica born About a hundred people gathered to lay Wilson to rest, singing, crying and laughing while remembering his kind heart, his hard work and his famous barbecue ribs and chicken wings.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
28 Mar. 2026
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Jonathan Kennedy, a tow truck operator, cried too.—
Emerson Clarridge
Updated March 27,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
28 Mar. 2026
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The march continues to weave throughout the Plaza on its way back to Mill Creek Park as people shout various chants, blare music, pound on handheld drums and blow whistles.—
Jenna Ebbers,
Kansas City Star,
28 Mar. 2026
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Malinin shouted and punched the air with relief after finishing the skate.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
28 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Coach needs to pipe up and talk about what Ozzy said about him at the fight for supplies, where Coach competed with Q and Ozzy, his old archnemesis.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
5 Mar. 2026
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The water is piped up to the data center for liquid cooling of the servers.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
3 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Frustration seemed to be boiling over when one woman attempted to duck a rope and was yelled at by several in line.—
Phillip Molnar,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Mar. 2026
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Officers learned that the driver of a Subaru, identified as 46-year-old Dominic Meucci of Wethersfield, was allegedly yelling at two people who were operating electric bikes in the parking lot, one of which was a juvenile, police said.—
Staff Report,
Hartford Courant,
26 Mar. 2026
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“Talk up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/talk%20up. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.
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