as in to speak up
to voice one's opinions freely with force
it's a free country, so anyone can speak out
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Recent Examples of speak out
Names and faces Musician and record producer Grimes is speaking out after seeing her son with ex Elon Musk in the Oval Office.
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Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 15 Feb. 2025
This is Boss Alexander and Rose’s first time speaking out about Holker’s memoir.
—Justin Curto, Vulture, 7 Feb. 2025
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
Melissa Gilbert speaks out about the things that are important to her.
—Angela Andaloro, People.com, 6 Feb. 2025
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Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 15 Feb. 2025
This is Boss Alexander and Rose’s first time speaking out about Holker’s memoir.
—Justin Curto, Vulture, 7 Feb. 2025
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
Melissa Gilbert speaks out about the things that are important to her.
—Angela Andaloro, People.com, 6 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for speak out
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When there are voices here in Hollywood — voices who are outside of the prevailing culture but who need to create, need to speak out, need to speak up so that ALL OF US CAN BE SEEN….—
John Ridley,
Deadline,
21 Feb. 2025
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Internal comms professionals play a crucial role in creating an environment where employees feel heard, valued and safe to speak up.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes,
21 Feb. 2025
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Fans in their team jerseys waved flags, shouted for their countrymen and continued the ritual booing of the opposing national anthem that has become an nightly undercard for a tournament that was the return of NHL stars to the international scene after missing the last two Winter Olympics.—
Jimmy Golen,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Feb. 2025
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There’s plenty such wordplay in The Safe House, to the point that the movie can seem like a caricature of overeducated, perpetually growling Parisians shouting for social change, but too self-centered and comfortable in their bourgeois lifestyles to do anything drastic about it.—
Jordan Mintzer,
The Hollywood Reporter,
21 Feb. 2025
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Constant observation of these events on your social media can create a massive shock to the nervous system and a sense of disintegration and fragmentation, coupled with intense emotions such as crying, shallow breathing or lashing out.—
Bryan Robinson,
Forbes,
22 Feb. 2025
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One family has a sick child who could be heard crying in the background during a call between Herischi and Panamanian officials.—
Yong Xiong, Michael Rios, CNN and Ivonne Valdés,
CNN,
22 Feb. 2025
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Rose Zhang, rising women’s golf superstar, sounded off to Gabby Herzig about her TGL involvement and the slow-play issue everyone’s talking about.—
Chris Branch,
The Athletic,
18 Feb. 2025
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Hayden Crowley sounded off for 21 points, LaDainian Rodrigues added 20 points with nine rebounds, and Attleboro cruised to 16-3 on the year with a 77-52 win over Stoughton.—
Kevin Barrucci,
Boston Herald,
12 Feb. 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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Hedges will yell from the Guardians’ dugout if a catcher mishandles a pitch, poking fun at his manager, Stephen Vogt, a former catcher known more for his offense than defense.—
Ken Rosenthal,
The Athletic,
25 Feb. 2025
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Now in Season 3, another family patriarch on the verge of ruin – this time, financial – also gets yelled at on a phone call, and the person on the other end of the line is another surprise voice cameo by an Academy Award-winning supporting actor.—
Dan Heching,
CNN,
24 Feb. 2025
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Dua Lipa, the pop star also known as Dula Peep (thanks to Wendy Williams), has piped up with a message of mourning after popular language company Duolingo murdered its adorable owl mascot, Duo, and subsequently asked its users to respect the singer's privacy in the aftermath.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
12 Feb. 2025
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By the numbers: Just 39% of Democrats approve of celebrities piping up on political issues — but only 11% of Republicans and 12% of independents (24% for the whole sample).—
Noah Bressner,
Axios,
27 Dec. 2024
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