talked up

Definition of talked upnext
past tense of talk up

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of talked up Last month, the company also talked up its efforts to double Leo’s launch frequency and pack more satellites into each rocket. Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 9 Apr. 2026 But anyone with even a casual interest in the Red Sox has talked up Anthony as the next face of the franchise. Steve Buckley, New York Times, 2 Apr. 2026 In 2021, the real estate investment trust Seritage Growth Properties had talked up the possibility of installing as many as nine residential and office buildings on the site. Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 20 Mar. 2026 Elsewhere in the interview, Sarandos – who is in Brussels, Belgium, where the European Union is based – talked up Netflix’s investment in the European content market. Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 17 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 Peterson had talked up head coach Bill Self’s KU program. Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 5 Mar. 2026 Specifically on content, the Lionsgate financial chief on the movie side talked up Mel Gibson’s Resurrection of the Christ to now be two films, as may happen to Michael, the Michael Jackson biopic. Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 4 Mar. 2026 In France, the National Rally party of Marine Le Pen—who is notably obsessed with cats—has talked up the healing power of touching animals (among other such positions) but will not forswear foie gras. Daniel Engber, The Atlantic, 22 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for talked up
Verb
  • Soyfer said one of the goals of the litigation is to build a movement that leads to a higher ruling to broadly curb the surveillance state promoted by the widespread adoption of ALPR cameras.
    Robert Salonga, Mercury News, 15 Apr. 2026
  • But Macy's was instrumental in transforming how the season was promoted in other ways as well.
    Randy Tucker, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • In a cover story with Glamour, the Summer House star, 30, spoke out about her ex Wilson, 31, and close friend Batula, 34, who confirmed their secret romance on March 31 after online speculation.
    Brenton Blanchet, PEOPLE, 17 Apr. 2026
  • Collins spoke out for the first time at a Wednesday news conference since being blinded at the rally.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • PowerPoint reshaped how ideas were pitched, sold and defended in boardrooms and government offices alike.
    J. Kyle Foster, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026
  • Escapade Media is across international distribution and has already pre-sold several territories with news expected soon on other deals.
    Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 15 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Guillen never spoke up to correct him.
    Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 5 Apr. 2026
  • So with the Heat facing the prospect of losing for the eighth time in nine games, with an early 13-point lead lost, the two stepped up and spoke up at halftime, to avoid yet another of the type of third-quarter meltdowns that had cratered this season.
    Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 31 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • On that trip, the couple announced Meghan's pregnancy with Archie.
    Helen Murphy, PEOPLE, 14 Apr. 2026
  • The deal announced early Tuesday comes after LAUSD and the unions for teachers and school administrators reached tentative agreements Sunday on new contracts.
    Sarah Lynch Baldwin, CBS News, 14 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Santilli shouted into the megaphone.
    Josh Owens, HollywoodReporter, 14 Apr. 2026
  • Lovato shouted when someone asked how Gomez was doing in 2010.
    Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 14 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • According to one account, the McMahons let Patterson go personally, at the mansion, and both Vince and Linda cried.
    Zach Helfand, New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2026
  • Mulligan stepped outside and cried quickly, then came back in to do another take.
    Seija Rankin, HollywoodReporter, 16 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Garrett Tyrrell of Durango, sitting to her right, piped up.
    Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 12 Apr. 2026
  • The water is piped up to the data center for liquid cooling of the servers.
    IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 3 Mar. 2026

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“Talked up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/talked%20up. Accessed 21 Apr. 2026.

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