talks up

present tense third-person singular of talk up

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of talks up Gaming Tests Typically, for mini PCs, our graphics benchmarks end there, but my curiosity demanded more testing, especially with how much Geekom talks up gaming performance. — Michael Justin Allen Sexton, PC Magazine, 26 Sep. 2026 Alibaba talks up chips Alibaba has positioned itself as one of China’s leading players, developing chips for AI and selling its services via its cloud computing unit. — Arjun Kharpal, CNBC, 13 May 2026 With something like military zeal, the former soldier who once itched to be on the front lines now talks up saving the world’s dwindling varieties of tomato seeds, as well as books about social inequality. — Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 11 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for talks up
Verb
  • Hamm also created the Harold Hamm International Prize for Biomedical Research in Diabetes, which recognizes and promotes lasting achievements in diabetes research.
    — Sydney Lake, Fortune, 29 Sep. 2026
  • Rather than promising to make people rich through high-risk investments, Ramsey promotes a simple system of paying off debt, building an emergency fund, and investing for retirement.
    — Brady Brickner-Wood, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • But one of the few voices of reason, scientist Ganesh (Riz Ahmed, also one of the few performances allowed any nuance), speaks up to explain how that would set off a whole new chain of disasters, refusing to sugarcoat the awful truth for the public.
    — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 29 Sep. 2026
  • Jason speaks up as to whether he felt bullied or harassed in the house.
    — Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 31 July 2026
Verb
  • The label sells through its website and a Paris showroom by appointment, with wholesale doors next in its sights.
    — Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 29 Sep. 2026
  • The family entertainment center provides activities like miniature golf, batting cages, arcade, golf karts, an indoor playground and sells food and snacks.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 28 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Meghan McCain, a conservative panelist who left the show in 2021, regularly speaks out about the program on social media and via her Citizen McCain talk show.
    — Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 17 Sep. 2026
  • Jessica Mann speaks out on Harvey Weinstein mistrial Mann reacted to the outcome in a statement obtained by USA TODAY.
    — Liza Esquibias, USA Today, 15 May 2026
Verb
  • O’Kane shouts when Tom Brokaw announces that one of the men suspected of plotting the attack has been detained.
    — Jeff Goodell, Rolling Stone, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Fighters loyal to the Houthi authorities, shouts slogans during a rally to recruit more fighters, in Sanaa on September 10, 2026.
    — Sam Meredith, CNBC, 11 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • On the floor, my brother cries into the carpet, pawing at the ground.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 17 Sep. 2026
  • In the kitchen, Shannon cries because Vicki, who was so excited about this trip, has basically gone nonverbal.
    — Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 11 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Things escalate as the two share a car ride home from a fancy gala and the bad man yells at her for embarrassing him.
    — Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 28 Sep. 2026
  • The film focused on a young Black reenactor at a historical slave plantation museum in the Midwest who yells at tourists and fights with the town’s racist mayor — played by Parker — was reportedly slated to go into production in the summer of 2024.
    — Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 10 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Teddy’s babyish voice pipes up from the back seat.
    — Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 29 Jan. 2026

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“Talks up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/talks%20up. Accessed 4 Oct. 2026.

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