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
That will be a disappointment for the company's executives who have spent the past decade talking up the growth opportunities in China.
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Ka Sing Chan, Reuters, 16 Sep. 2025
For the past decade, investors have been talking up Europe's potential to build valuable tech firms, rebuffing the idea that Silicon Valley is the only place to create innovative new ventures.
—Ryan Browne, CNBC, 12 Sep. 2025
Paramount has also been recently talking up the value of its linear networks, particularly MTV.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 12 Sep. 2025
Charlotte officials have talked up police statistics showing crime is trending downward across the city.
—Sarah Rumpf-Whitten , Ashley Papa, FOXNews.com, 10 Sep. 2025
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Ka Sing Chan, Reuters, 16 Sep. 2025
For the past decade, investors have been talking up Europe's potential to build valuable tech firms, rebuffing the idea that Silicon Valley is the only place to create innovative new ventures.
—Ryan Browne, CNBC, 12 Sep. 2025
Paramount has also been recently talking up the value of its linear networks, particularly MTV.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 12 Sep. 2025
Charlotte officials have talked up police statistics showing crime is trending downward across the city.
—Sarah Rumpf-Whitten , Ashley Papa, FOXNews.com, 10 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for talk up
Verb
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In past years, the event has served as a platform for Beijing to promote its national security agenda.—
Evelyn Cheng,
CNBC,
24 Sep. 2025
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Across the Oscars, the BAFTAs, and the SAG awards, glitzy galas, and glam expeditions to Paris to promote The Substance, Moore and her stylist Brad Goreski delighted in gold and sparkles.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
24 Sep. 2025
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There is power in speaking up to reveal these hateful ideologies that have incited deadly violence.—
Christopher Tremoglie,
The Washington Examiner,
25 Sep. 2025
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And is there a way to speak up and not take a view?—
Fortune Editors,
Fortune,
24 Sep. 2025
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Wear The Peace sells the garment, and the proceeds go to Gaza aid efforts.—
Heather Hunter,
The Washington Examiner,
25 Sep. 2025
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Among the new companies generating buzz across the industry is one that sells attack drones to school districts.—
Tonya Simpson,
ABC News,
24 Sep. 2025
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Many of those willing to speak out among the two dozen physicians who double as lawmakers declined to endorse unproven health advice on Tylenol usage that has been panned by other medical professionals as dangerous.—
Ramsey Touchberry,
The Washington Examiner,
24 Sep. 2025
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Rylee Arnold, Witney Carson, and Brylee Armstrong all backed Lindsay’s message, praising her for speaking out.—
Amanda Castro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Sep. 2025
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In front of reporters, the agent grabbed the crying woman by the arms before shoving her to the wall and then downward.—
Eduardo Cuevas,
USA Today,
26 Sep. 2025
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The latest incident, caught on several cell phones and cameras, shows a woman crying apparently after the arrest of her husband.—
Ximena Bustillo,
NPR,
26 Sep. 2025
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Some tried wrapping Rojas’ bleeding leg with a shirt; others shouted out advice.—
April Quevedo,
jsonline.com,
23 Sep. 2025
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The crew is dancing and there is a pile of three different kinds of currency on the table, while voices shout and beer bottles jingle as the bus rolls through the ancient Denmark night headed for Germany.—
Jonathan Terrell,
Rolling Stone,
23 Sep. 2025
Verb
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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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But Surfside is paying off a $30 million bill to keep its pipes up and running.—
Pat Beall,
The Orlando Sentinel,
22 June 2025
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Guerrero led traffic, yelling at José Berríos to join a group heading to the mound.—
Mitch Bannon,
New York Times,
22 Sep. 2025
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Homoya yelled to a couple of birders in the group, interrupting himself in a conversation.—
Karl Schneider,
IndyStar,
22 Sep. 2025
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“Talk up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/talk%20up. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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