mouth (off)

as in to speak
to talk as if giving an important and formal speech some crank mouthing off in the center of town to anyone who would listen

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  • Donald Trump will speak at Arizona State University's Mullett Arena in his second visit to the state this month.
    The Arizona Republic, The Arizona Republic, 24 Oct. 2024
  • One way that Hyland envisions television being able to make an impact includes running domestic violence hotline numbers and calls to action after television episodes that speak to important issues such as domestic violence.
    Bruna Nessif, Variety, 24 Oct. 2024
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  • LeBron James #23 of the Los Angeles Lakers talks to his son, Bronny James #9, during a timeout of their preseason game against the Golden State Warriors at Chase Center on Oct. 18, 2024 in San Francisco.
    Rohan Nadkarni, NBC News, 7 Nov. 2024
  • He’s talked in media interviews about golfing with former Democratic presidents and about his connections to politicians, including former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas.
    Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Orange County Register, 5 Nov. 2024
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  • But by Obama’s second term in office, discourse about the importance of representation in media had intensified, and the show came under fire in 2013 for not featuring a Black woman cast member in five years.
    Nate Jones, Vulture, 20 Aug. 2024
  • Kiss or no kiss, Glen Powell is just happy fans care enough about Twisters to start discourse online.
    Carly Thomas, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Aug. 2024
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  • Is there a historical context where the struggle has been orated by other groups?
    J.M. Banks, Kansas City Star, 24 Apr. 2024
  • At the age of 3, little Malachi Lukes was orating at his school in the style of President Barack Obama.
    Keith L. Alexander, Washington Post, 26 Feb. 2024
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  • Oliveira films on location, with the actors in costume, declaiming in boldly theatrical tones that seem wrenched whole from the era of the play’s origins.
    Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 17 Oct. 2024
  • Ten minutes later, a few dozen people were crowding into 192 Books, on Tenth Avenue, to hear Grau declaim in a dead language.
    Fergus McIntosh, The New Yorker, 16 Sep. 2024
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  • Cincinnati leads 14-7. Copied Share Kyle Hamilton is questionable to return Rohan Nadkarni The Ravens announced Kyle Hamilton is questionable to come back tonight with an ankle injury.
    NBC News, NBC News, 8 Nov. 2024
  • The location of Eilish's official merchandise trucks has yet to be announced.
    Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 6 Nov. 2024

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“Mouth (off).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mouth%20%28off%29. Accessed 19 Nov. 2024.

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