talks up

present tense third-person singular of talk up

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of talks up In its press release, Samsung talks up the AI capabilities of these chips—how local on-device AI processing demands more data to improve model context. Jon Martindale, PC Magazine, 23 June 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
  • The organization promotes the cats through social media and at adoption events held about once a month.
    Meg Dunn, CNN Money, 18 Sep. 2026
  • Cuticle oil hydrates this thin, sensitive skin and promotes growth by increasing circulation, and can be applied over polish.
    Maggie Ryan, Flow Space, 18 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Jason speaks up as to whether he felt bullied or harassed in the house.
    Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 31 July 2026
  • Your 11th House of Friends and Community speaks up as the moody Moon there opposes restrictive Saturn in your 5th House of Creativity and Play, so group plans may squeeze a passion project.
    Tarot.com, Sun Sentinel, 22 June 2026
Verb
  • Last week, the owner of a location of the Gyroville franchise, which sells gyros in Doral, took to social media to speak about the impact the 287(g) agreement had on her business and the wider community.
    Verónica Egui Brito, Miami Herald, 22 Sep. 2026
  • For operators, that points to a first-time audience willing to try a new format built around drinks a cafe already sells.
    Ashley Lynch, Charlotte Observer, 21 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
  • 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
  • The officer points a flashlight inside the back window, yells toward another officer nearby, then gets on his radio.
    ABC News, ABC News, 3 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 24 Sep. 2026.

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