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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To speak up for themselves and their achievements without apologizing.
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Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Oct. 2024
Roz consistently speaks up for her peers and stands up for what is right, even in challenging situations.
—Marcus Reichley, The Arizona Republic, 21 Oct. 2024
But during Serbia’s bronze-medal run, Jokic spoke up almost entirely for pragmatic reasons during practice, rarely straying into the motivational or psychological.
—Bennett Durando, The Denver Post, 20 Oct. 2024
Finding the right health care provider and speaking up during appointments are two important steps in the right direction for your health.
—Lynya Floyd, SELF, 18 Oct. 2024
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Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Oct. 2024
Roz consistently speaks up for her peers and stands up for what is right, even in challenging situations.
—Marcus Reichley, The Arizona Republic, 21 Oct. 2024
But during Serbia’s bronze-medal run, Jokic spoke up almost entirely for pragmatic reasons during practice, rarely straying into the motivational or psychological.
—Bennett Durando, The Denver Post, 20 Oct. 2024
Finding the right health care provider and speaking up during appointments are two important steps in the right direction for your health.
—Lynya Floyd, SELF, 18 Oct. 2024
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Actor and screenwriter Lin-Manuel Miranda, best known for creating Hamilton, also spoke out and voiced his support for Harris.John Hyatt, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
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Barton is not the only one of Gallagher's former costars he's been speaking out about recently, though.Julia Moore, People.com, 29 Oct. 2024
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For Universal, Wicked is its Jurassic World for the year; the studio has been shouting this adaptation of the stage show in Paris Olympics and Super Bowl spots.Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 31 Oct. 2024
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Every few minutes, some attendees began shouting to interrupt her speech.The Arizona Republic, The Arizona Republic, 31 Oct. 2024
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The one at Land’s End is perhaps most famous, near the mist and crying seabirds of the Golden Gate (just don’t approach the cliffs).Randy McMullen, The Mercury News, 1 Nov. 2024
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Really, there is no moral rationale for celebrating your team’s win knowing that, somewhere, a child is crying as a result.Noah Goldberg, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2024
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Recognizing the need for more workers, Scholz and his cabinet have mostly focused on irregular migration, those people seeking shelter and protection in Germany, while trying to talk up the benefits of skilled migration.Frey Lindsay, Forbes, 26 Oct. 2024
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Chair Channing Dungey, who also talked up the creative discipline required to make them.Jake Kanter, Deadline, 24 Oct. 2024
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When the police visited Parker’s home to speak with him, Parker refused to open his door, yelled at an officer and was issued a $195 fine for disorderly conduct, the complaint states.Tamia Fowlkes, Journal Sentinel, 21 Oct. 2024
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Other witnesses reportedly told police that Neely had been yelling and harassing passengers.Kiara Alfonseca, ABC News, 21 Oct. 2024
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Sensing her struggle, the audience lightly chuckled before cohost Joy Behar piped up.Joey Nolfi, EW.com, 22 Oct. 2024
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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
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View some more first photos below, then sound off in the comments.Nick Caruso, TVLine, 30 Oct. 2024
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However, according to reviewers sounding off in the comments section on Target.com, its designer counterpart is a bit hard to place.Julia Guerra, StyleCaster, 28 Oct. 2024
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“Speak up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/speak%20up. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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