as in to speak out
to voice one's opinions freely with force
don't worry, he'll pipe up if he feels he's being overlooked
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Recent Examples of pipe up
Zen pipes up that his yakuza captors asked him if there were any phrases his mom regularly used.
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Chris Klimek, Vulture, 4 Sep. 2024
Sensing her struggle, the audience lightly chuckled before cohost Joy Behar piped up.
—Joey Nolfi, EW.com, 22 Oct. 2024
Warren’s father did, however, pipe up at one crucial moment in his daughter’s life, when Betsy was in high school.
—Michael Tomasky, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2014
Wait, one of the kids pipes up, ready for the tournament or to die?
—Nina Metz, Chicago Tribune, 18 July 2024
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Chris Klimek, Vulture, 4 Sep. 2024
Sensing her struggle, the audience lightly chuckled before cohost Joy Behar piped up.
—Joey Nolfi, EW.com, 22 Oct. 2024
Warren’s father did, however, pipe up at one crucial moment in his daughter’s life, when Betsy was in high school.
—Michael Tomasky, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2014
Wait, one of the kids pipes up, ready for the tournament or to die?
—Nina Metz, Chicago Tribune, 18 July 2024
See all Example Sentences for pipe up
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pipe up
Verb
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This is Boss Alexander and Rose’s first time speaking out about Holker’s memoir.—
Justin Curto,
Vulture,
7 Feb. 2025
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Public support swelled; celebrities including Emma Thompson and Stephen Fry spoke out in favor of the group.—
Anna Russell,
The New Yorker,
7 Feb. 2025
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Watch Goldberg shout for Haines to come down from The View tower in the video above.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
8 Feb. 2025
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As Robinson spoke, or tried to speak, Butler shouted from across the locker room to Robinson that Robinson didn’t have to talk, wasn’t required to do the interview.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
8 Feb. 2025
Verb
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This pervading dogma has made young men scared to speak up, Nordean said.—
Will Carless,
USA TODAY,
10 Feb. 2025
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Experts in workplace safety warn that increased fear among immigrants at risk of deportation could inhibit them from speaking up about health and safety threats on the job.—
Emily Alpert Reyes,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Feb. 2025
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Star reporter Lisa Gutierrez and Inquirer reporter Beatrice Forman sound off on the Eagles’ and Chiefs’ best pregame fits.—
Lisa Gutierrez,
Kansas City Star,
6 Feb. 2025
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President Donald Trump sounded off about the crash on Truth Social.—
Alex Nitzberg,
Fox News,
30 Jan. 2025
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In a Spain at the Forefront showcase, 10 Spanish producers making up a Producers Program will talk up their companies and current projects.—
John Hopewell,
Variety,
14 Feb. 2025
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But Raiders head coach Antonio Pierce was canned in early January, and Lynn kept talking up USC’s progress and his roster, Ryan recalled.—
Luca Evans,
Orange County Register,
7 Feb. 2025
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On March 20, 2006, Tanya cried at work and told Joe that her real name was Tanya Kach, not Nikki Allen and that Hose had been holding her captive.—
Jessica Sager,
People.com,
10 Feb. 2025
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Of those, 16 percent admitted weeping over someone eating their last slice, while 13 percent had cried over a pizza delivery order coming in wrong, and 12 percent had cried over their favorite pizza restaurant closing down.—
Yaakov Katz,
Newsweek,
9 Feb. 2025
Verb
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At one point, the situation escalated when the passenger began yelling loudly and incoherently.—
Justin Gest,
Newsweek,
11 Feb. 2025
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Natalie then continued to yell at Josh as Florian escorted her away from the conversation.—
Abigail Adams,
People.com,
11 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Their children’s schoolmates call the sisters the Puffling Queens.—
Cheryl Katz,
Smithsonian Magazine,
14 Feb. 2023
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However, today most young people rarely call each other.—
Andrea Wigfield,
CNN,
14 Feb. 2023
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