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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
Oracle talked up how big its AI inference opportunity is, not just training.
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Jim Cramer, CNBC, 10 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
Shi talked up Wolves’ transfer business and, in terms of raw numbers, his 90 per cent claim might not be too far off the mark.
—Steve Madeley, New York Times, 5 Sep. 2025
The filing in Miami federal court seeks to overturn the $243 million award after a 22-year old student out stargazing was flung through the air to her death by a runaway Tesla equipped with Autopilot features that Musk had talked up for years.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 30 Aug. 2025
With Trump adopting Russian points that Ukraine should cede land for a peace deal, Zelenskyy and the Europeans talked up the American commitment to participate alongside European allies in providing unspecified security guarantees for any peace deal with Putin.
—Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 18 Aug. 2025
During a recent call with investors, Disney CEO Bob Iger talked up a potential search service for sports fans as quite the game changer.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 14 Aug. 2025
The singer talked up her new album, Lover, and worked with staffers on the Easter-egg rich button choices for her jacket.
—Leah Greenblatt, EW.com, 14 Aug. 2025
As control of the company moves from one prominent American business family (the Redstones) to another, Ellison has talked up his tech game and has cited family friend Steve Jobs as a mentor who gave him early tough love on Skydance.
—Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 6 Aug. 2025
Jim Cramer, CNBC, 10 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
Shi talked up Wolves’ transfer business and, in terms of raw numbers, his 90 per cent claim might not be too far off the mark.
—Steve Madeley, New York Times, 5 Sep. 2025
The filing in Miami federal court seeks to overturn the $243 million award after a 22-year old student out stargazing was flung through the air to her death by a runaway Tesla equipped with Autopilot features that Musk had talked up for years.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 30 Aug. 2025
With Trump adopting Russian points that Ukraine should cede land for a peace deal, Zelenskyy and the Europeans talked up the American commitment to participate alongside European allies in providing unspecified security guarantees for any peace deal with Putin.
—Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 18 Aug. 2025
During a recent call with investors, Disney CEO Bob Iger talked up a potential search service for sports fans as quite the game changer.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 14 Aug. 2025
The singer talked up her new album, Lover, and worked with staffers on the Easter-egg rich button choices for her jacket.
—Leah Greenblatt, EW.com, 14 Aug. 2025
As control of the company moves from one prominent American business family (the Redstones) to another, Ellison has talked up his tech game and has cited family friend Steve Jobs as a mentor who gave him early tough love on Skydance.
—Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 6 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for talked up
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That bout was promoted as his return to the ring after a 19-year retirement and was widely regarded as a fitting sendoff.—
Andrew Ravens,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 Sep. 2025
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The past few weeks have seen the departures of Heidi Gardner, Devon Walker, Michael Longfellow and Emil Wakim, plus the splitting up of Please Don’t Destroy as Ben Marshall was promoted to main cast, Martin Herlihy moved to writing staff and John Higgins left the show.—
Ellise Shafer,
Variety,
12 Sep. 2025
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What To Know Harry spoke out during an interview with The Guardian that was predominantly about his visit to Kyiv to promote the work his Invictus Games Foundation is doing to help soldiers wounded in the war.—
Jack Royston,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Sep. 2025
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One of her first customers spoke out and shared a story of how back in the early days of Mid-Day Squares their mom would place a Polaroid picture of the founders with a little handwritten note of what the business and founders were up to.—
Melissa Houston,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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One of her responsibilities was managing the relationship with book distributors and working closely with the sales and distribution team that sold books to bookstores.—
Elaine Pofeldt,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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That’s the largest recent jackpot in the state since June, when an unnamed winner scored a $10 million win from a scratcher bought in Barley Bin Liquor in Whittier, and Steven Muhlestein won a $10 million Super Bonus in May from a scratcher sold at Vintage Wine Shoppe & Liquor in Concord.—
Kyle Martin,
Mercury News,
13 Sep. 2025
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But Ruchi Kulhari, chief human resources officer of IT solution company Unisys, spoke up to say that ROI is the wrong question, at least at this stage.—
Kristin Stoller,
Fortune,
8 Sep. 2025
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Co-star Indya Moore, who has been a vocal supporter of Palestine and was arrested at a 2023 New York City protest demanding a ceasefire, also spoke up to answer the question.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
31 Aug. 2025
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The fine is the largest ever announced by the regulator against a single entity, the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) said.—
AFP,
Fortune,
15 Sep. 2025
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As his name was announced, the emotion from his family and friends spilled across the camera.—
Vibhas Ratanjee,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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The plane’s window shades remained closed for the entire flight, and a guard at the front of the plane shouted at anyone who spoke.—
Jonathan Blitzer,
New Yorker,
8 Sep. 2025
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Michel Iluz, whose son Guy Iluz was killed while captive in Gaza, shouted into the microphone at the Jerusalem protest, the pain in his voice mounting to a howl.—
WAFAA SHURAFA,
Arkansas Online,
7 Sep. 2025
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Gomez said her tween sister cried while watching Inside Out 2.—
Daysia Tolentino,
Entertainment Weekly,
13 Sep. 2025
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That her mom cried in the courtroom because the judge wouldn’t give her probation.—
Manuel Muñoz,
Literary Hub,
11 Sep. 2025
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Kylie jokingly yelled at Khloé, who quickly turned around and ran back into the house with a smile.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
People.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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Brady yelled at e thoffensive linemen.—
Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
12 Sep. 2025
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“Talked up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/talked%20up. Accessed 19 Sep. 2025.
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