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as in promoted
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 spoke out
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 talked up
In the last year or so, health influencers — and a lot of women on social media — have talked up testosterone therapy as a kind of perimenopausal panacea.
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Lisa Jarvis, Twin Cities, 25 Dec. 2025
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
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
Behind the scenes on Sunday, Roach talked up the entire roster.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 23 Oct. 2025
On the podcast The Hill’s World of Travel, O’Leary talked up artificial intelligence, getting most of the names wrong in the process.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 22 Oct. 2025
The administration has talked up its policy on social media, issuing stark warnings about the speech of foreign nationals.
—David Ingram, NBC news, 16 Oct. 2025
In the internal memo this week, Huang said Nvidia would continue to sponsor H-1B visa employees and talked up his support for immigrant workers.
—Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2025
Here are some of the products Berkley and company talked up on the livestream, deserving prime real estate on your bathroom counter and inside your makeup bag.
—Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 29 Sep. 2025
Lisa Jarvis, Twin Cities, 25 Dec. 2025
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
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
Behind the scenes on Sunday, Roach talked up the entire roster.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 23 Oct. 2025
On the podcast The Hill’s World of Travel, O’Leary talked up artificial intelligence, getting most of the names wrong in the process.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 22 Oct. 2025
The administration has talked up its policy on social media, issuing stark warnings about the speech of foreign nationals.
—David Ingram, NBC news, 16 Oct. 2025
In the internal memo this week, Huang said Nvidia would continue to sponsor H-1B visa employees and talked up his support for immigrant workers.
—Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2025
Here are some of the products Berkley and company talked up on the livestream, deserving prime real estate on your bathroom counter and inside your makeup bag.
—Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 29 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for talked up
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Her director communicated Amber’s results to senior management and took the credit, giving Amber lackluster performance reviews to keep her from being promoted off the team.—
Chris Lipp,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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The Panthers have used their first-round pick on a wide receiver both years since Dave Canales arrived and Morgan was promoted to GM.—
Joseph Person,
New York Times,
28 Jan. 2026
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That echoes the account of another parent, Quasheema Frye, who previously spoke out to PEOPLE after a substitute in the school district raised concerns on social media.—
Janelle Griffith,
PEOPLE,
21 Jan. 2026
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Gilbert also spoke out in support of her husband for the first time on Tuesday after deactivating her social media accounts on Sunday.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
14 Jan. 2026
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Forbes estimates last year’s event generated more than $25 million in ticket sales and sold millions more in merchandise.—
Matt Craig,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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Goodarzi, an engineer and tech executive, sold his clean energy company, US Hybrid, for $50 million in 2021, according to The California Post.—
Stepheny Price,
FOXNews.com,
28 Jan. 2026
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Colleagues remembered Mayra as a dedicated educator and active member of the teachers union who spoke up to support the needs of her students and fellow staff members.—
Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Jan. 2026
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After a while, a man whose son was shot to death in July spoke up.—
Shelly Bradbury,
Denver Post,
29 Dec. 2025
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The person spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity because the contract was not completed and nothing had been announced by the team.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
27 Jan. 2026
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Pairings for all 49 groups and tee times will be announced on Tuesday.—
Kirk Kenney,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
27 Jan. 2026
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The crowd, rapidly swelling into the hundreds, screamed insults and obscenities at the agents, some of whom shouted back mockingly.—
Jack Brook,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Jan. 2026
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Romance is celebrated, seen and shouted from rooftops during this time, as this is primetime for falling in love or reigniting passion.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
26 Jan. 2026
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The kids were up at daybreak, congregating beneath the parachute, having already swung on the rope swing, picked on one another, cried a little, and gotten into a cooler of sodas.—
Paige Williams,
New Yorker,
12 Jan. 2026
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Jane and Darlene have both cried on the runway recently.—
Jason P. Frank,
Vulture,
10 Jan. 2026
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When the crowd got a chance to ask questions, a rancher piped up.—
Elise Schmelzer,
Denver Post,
24 Nov. 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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