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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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Related Stories Gleeson joined the company as chief marketing officer in 2015 after stints at the retail giants Lord & Taylor and Hudson’s Bay, and was promoted to co-head and chief revenue officer in 2020, rising to CEO the following year.—
Jem Aswad,
Variety,
14 Jan. 2026
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Other plastics, including ones promoted as highly recyclable, such as clear polyethylene bottles, which hold some medications, or hard water bottles, are being recycled at just 16%.—
Susanne Rust,
Los Angeles Times,
14 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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Colbert — whose show was canceled in July after 10 seasons — was among many public figures who spoke out against Kimmel’s suspension.—
Liza Esquibias,
PEOPLE,
13 Jan. 2026
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In August 2022, a 1,766-square-foot home on the 4700 block of Eastus Drive in San Jose sold for $1,930,000, a price per square foot of $1,093.—
Bay Area Home Report,
Mercury News,
15 Jan. 2026
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The recall follows another salmonella outbreak last October stemming from a different super greens product sold at Sam's Club.—
Kiki Intarasuwan,
CBS News,
15 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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Frustrated, the guests spoke up for a second instance.—
Ashlyn Robinette,
PEOPLE,
29 Dec. 2025
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The new detail in the Maryland ICE shooting was first announced Thursday by the Anne Arundel County Police Department, which is investigating the incident.—
Karina Tsui,
CNN Money,
13 Jan. 2026
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The Rapids, with first-time head coach Matt Wells now in charge, are expected to bring in at least a pair of new assistants of Wells’s choice, to be announced before the season starts.—
Braidon Nourse,
Denver Post,
13 Jan. 2026
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The trucks were mounted with heavy machine guns and were moving in convoys with weapons firing into the darkness as armed men shouted commands.—
Emma Bussey,
FOXNews.com,
21 Jan. 2026
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In his short speech Ralph shouted out the many activists in the book — young then, veteranos now — who were in the audience.—
Gustavo Arellano,
Los Angeles Times,
18 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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