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as in promoting
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 speaking 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 talking up
The tech giant personnel leading the discussions took an upbeat tone, repeatedly talking up an opt-in regime that would protect the agency’s clients against the misuse of their intellectual property and likenesses.
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Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 15 Oct. 2025
Netflix began talking up its emerging interest in the podcasting space earlier this year.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 14 Oct. 2025
This isn’t quite like other rivalries, such as the Iron Bowl or Georgia-Georgia Tech, where coaches motivate their players by talking up their hatred of the other team.
—Seth Emerson, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
Sexton, Lee says, elevates the whole environment and Sexton and Ball are really building a rapport and talking up a storm together a lot after practice.
—Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 20 Sep. 2025
Spanish sales agents flip that the other way round for France, talking up more broader audience plays, quite a few these days genre pics, genre’s consolidation as a theatrical proposition, bound for Sitges.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 19 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
Several years back, Barrow began talking up the script on the website that was then named Twitter.
—Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 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
Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 15 Oct. 2025
Netflix began talking up its emerging interest in the podcasting space earlier this year.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 14 Oct. 2025
This isn’t quite like other rivalries, such as the Iron Bowl or Georgia-Georgia Tech, where coaches motivate their players by talking up their hatred of the other team.
—Seth Emerson, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
Sexton, Lee says, elevates the whole environment and Sexton and Ball are really building a rapport and talking up a storm together a lot after practice.
—Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 20 Sep. 2025
Spanish sales agents flip that the other way round for France, talking up more broader audience plays, quite a few these days genre pics, genre’s consolidation as a theatrical proposition, bound for Sitges.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 19 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
Several years back, Barrow began talking up the script on the website that was then named Twitter.
—Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for talking up
Verb
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He was seen in the video speaking to a man next to where the conservative group was promoting an upcoming appearance by political comedian Alex Stein.—
Peter D'Abrosca,
FOXNews.com,
29 Oct. 2025
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Its campaign calling for the protection of American culture from invaders has raised eyebrows, and prompted accusations by the Southern Poverty Law Center's Hatewatch Project, of promoting a White, Christian nationalist agenda.—
NPR,
NPR,
29 Oct. 2025
Verb
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She's never had a problem speaking up for herself.—
Hannah Sacks,
PEOPLE,
21 Oct. 2025
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Now, Sánchez is speaking up about an issue that has marked her life.—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
19 Oct. 2025
Verb
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According to the Maryland Lottery, the liquor store will receive $500 for selling a winner ticket.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
PEOPLE,
29 Oct. 2025
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Known for its best-selling air purifiers, Levoit brings that same filtration power to this vacuum.—
Mariana Best,
Better Homes & Gardens,
28 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Miguel is speaking out about the current administration.—
Anika Reed,
USA Today,
25 Oct. 2025
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Number one, Jordan speaking out publicly brings the wrong kind of attention to the university at this time.—
Jackie Strause,
HollywoodReporter,
24 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Then, a man stood up and started shouting at Harris.—
Kate Plummer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Oct. 2025
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His clips are pretty rudimentary tributes to guys like Thomas Sankara, the former Prime Minister of Burkina Faso, shouting them out with highlight reels and songs by 100 gecs and Jersey club collective TwerkNation28.—
Kieran Press-Reynolds,
Pitchfork,
24 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Reich remembers Zettel crying and her daughter leaving in an ambulance.—
David Clarey,
jsonline.com,
27 Oct. 2025
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Gretchen continues this revelation on the bus and starts crying.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
24 Oct. 2025
Verb
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There were clearly plenty of struggles, leading to the Buccaneers' signal caller sounding off on the issues.—
James Brizuela,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Sep. 2025
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For the writers pictured here, engaging with culture isn’t a hobby or a sideline or a way of sounding off.—
Richard Renaldi,
New Yorker,
25 Aug. 2025
Verb
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The coyote then chased after the child until the child's father noticed and started yelling until the coyote ran off.—
Madison E. Goldberg,
PEOPLE,
31 Oct. 2025
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Guzzling a beer outside a store and yelling at a soccer game on TV, he gets chatted up by Blanchett’s character, offering his insights about Eric Cantona before inviting her out for a pint nearby.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
30 Oct. 2025
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“Talking up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/talking%20up. Accessed 1 Nov. 2025.
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