as in to speak out
to voice one's opinions freely with force
she's never been afraid to speak up at town meetings
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Recent Examples of speak up
Volunteers are trained and supported by the nonprofit to speak up for children in foster care in court, school and medical settings to make sure their needs are met.
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Ut Community Press, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Feb. 2025
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
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
Image Image Few Timorese speak up about Bishop Belo, who remains widely revered.
—Sui-Lee Wee, New York Times, 16 Feb. 2025
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Ut Community Press, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Feb. 2025
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
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
Image Image Few Timorese speak up about Bishop Belo, who remains widely revered.
—Sui-Lee Wee, New York Times, 16 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for speak up
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In 2019, Scarlett Johansson spoke out about the dangers of the practice after her face was grafted onto explicit videos.—
Simmone Shah,
TIME,
4 Mar. 2025
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Huger was sentenced to two years in prison with one year suspended for her March DUI arrest 6 Comments Andy Cohen is speaking out on Karen Huger’s recent prison sentencing.—
Liza Esquibias,
People.com,
3 Mar. 2025
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Also, shout out to Roan's left thumbnail, which is currently swathed in a Band-Aid.—
Marci Robin,
Allure,
6 Mar. 2025
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Green shouted that the president did not have a mandate to cut Medicaid.—
Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
6 Mar. 2025
Verb
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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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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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Well aware of the flood of basics and sameness that can be found online and in stores, retailers and vendors talked up the importance of eye-catching styles.—
Rosemary Feitelberg,
WWD,
20 Feb. 2025
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Communities should turn their attention to talking up the importance of daily school attendance.—
Cory Turner,
NPR,
11 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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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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“Speak up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/speak%20up. Accessed 9 Mar. 2025.
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