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
Several years back, Barrow began talking up the script on the website that was then named Twitter.
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Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 16 Sep. 2025
That will be a disappointment for the company's executives who have spent the past decade talking up the growth opportunities in China.
—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
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Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 16 Sep. 2025
That will be a disappointment for the company's executives who have spent the past decade talking up the growth opportunities in China.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for talk up
Verb
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To promote what executives described as modern ways of working, Elanco changed blueprint plans several times over the course of half a decade.—
Alysa Guffey,
IndyStar,
2 Oct. 2025
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Spotify has also hastened the demise of the album, as well as a world where the final product is used to promote the tour, rather than vice versa, alongside other pieces of merchandise like a T-shirt or poster.—
Roy Trakin,
Rolling Stone,
1 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Why haven't our players and the PGA spoken up to condemn them?—
Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
30 Sep. 2025
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Clubhouse leaders — according to a team source, specifically Hoerner, Swanson and Ian Happ — made sure to speak up.—
Sahadev Sharma,
New York Times,
30 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Today, Elanco stands as one of the leading animal health providers in the world, with more than 9,000 employees globally and more than 200 brands sold for pets and farm animals.—
Alysa Guffey,
IndyStar,
2 Oct. 2025
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The ahi tuna wasabi poke was sold in more than 30 states, including Ohio.—
Alex Perry,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
2 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Love Is Blind star Nick Amato is speaking out after facing backlash for his comments about potentially having LGBTQ+ children.—
Abby Monteil,
Them.,
7 Oct. 2025
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Norton fears she could be laid off during the shutdown or fired for speaking out.—
Andrea Hsu,
NPR,
7 Oct. 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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Hasselbeck shouted in response, while the episode was edited to have her and O’Donnell on the screen side-by-side.—
Katherine Schaffstall,
HollywoodReporter,
7 Oct. 2025
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The away supporters at Molineux did not have much else to shout about until the Dutch central defender’s 86th-minute header rescued a 1-1 draw against Wolverhampton Wanderers, who remain winless at the foot of the table.—
Andy Naylor,
New York Times,
6 Oct. 2025
Verb
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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
Verb
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Bill Walsh used to yell at Joe Montana if the bomb wasn’t one yard out from the body and chest high to a receiver on the dead run at the catch point.—
Michael Salfino,
New York Times,
6 Oct. 2025
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Of course, Tom finds him first and inanely yells his name across the ravine.—
Grace Byron,
Vulture,
6 Oct. 2025
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“Talk up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/talk%20up. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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