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
Verb
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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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Toran Davenport, a music teacher at Kolb Elementary, spoke out against the cuts at Tuesday’s board meeting.—
Kyle Martin,
The Mercury News,
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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The filing describes heaving-like breathing and crying throughout the call.—
Lauren del Valle,
CNN,
7 Mar. 2025
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Speaking of Armageddon, the scene at the end when Ben Affleck says goodby to Bruce Willis has developed a reputation online for making grown men cry.—
James Hibberd,
The Hollywood Reporter,
7 Mar. 2025
Verb
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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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Police yelled at him to stay back, eventually handcuffing the 17-year NFL veteran before releasing him with a citation for an expired license plate.—
David Goodhue,
Miami Herald,
7 Mar. 2025
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Captured in a shocking video obtained by KPNX, a woman could be seen completely undressed, pacing the aisle and belligerently yelling before takeoff.—
Amber Corrine,
VIBE.com,
7 Mar. 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
Verb
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Grade the episode via the following poll, then sound off below.—
Ryan Schwartz,
TVLine,
27 Feb. 2025
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Social media users were also sounding off about them in our PEOPLE Instagram comments.—
Alyssa Grabinski,
People.com,
25 Feb. 2025
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“Speak up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/speak%20up. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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