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
If either party do pipe up, this post will be updated.
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Dominic Patten, Deadline, 17 July 2024
In the future, if Alex — or anyone else — steals an idea from you, pipe up in the meeting and take it back.
—Harriette Cole, The Mercury News, 6 June 2024
And sitting in the back seat of the family car after school pickup on a warm spring day, her 9-year-old piped up during an interview with the Detroit Free Press.
—Lily Altavena, Detroit Free Press, 23 Apr. 2024
And sitting in the backseat of the family car after school pick-up on a warm spring day, her 9-year-old piped up during an interview with the Detroit Free Press.
—Lily Altavena, Detroit Free Press, 22 Apr. 2024
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Dominic Patten, Deadline, 17 July 2024
In the future, if Alex — or anyone else — steals an idea from you, pipe up in the meeting and take it back.
—Harriette Cole, The Mercury News, 6 June 2024
And sitting in the back seat of the family car after school pickup on a warm spring day, her 9-year-old piped up during an interview with the Detroit Free Press.
—Lily Altavena, Detroit Free Press, 23 Apr. 2024
And sitting in the backseat of the family car after school pick-up on a warm spring day, her 9-year-old piped up during an interview with the Detroit Free Press.
—Lily Altavena, Detroit Free Press, 22 Apr. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pipe up
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Despite the dragging wait times and the pervasive hopelessness, many of the 170 Afghan journalists in exile in Pakistan continue to speak out against the Taliban.Trisha Mukherjee, ABC News, 21 Nov. 2024
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Powell previously spoke out about Hollis’ death in a video posted on Instagram in April 2023.Escher Walcott, People.com, 20 Nov. 2024
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Encounters with the opposing party erupted in shouting and worse.Julia Prodis Sulek, The Mercury News, 6 Nov. 2024
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The echoes of the audience shouting the lyrics ricocheted off the packed arena's walls.Bryan West, USA TODAY, 4 Nov. 2024
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He’s even spoken up in support of the author, who has been involved in an ongoing controversy over her comments on transgender issues.Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 20 Nov. 2024
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Following past on-air bouts with her phone and Siri — who once interrupted Behar on the program to give her directions to her seat at the table — Behar's iPhone spoke up during a discussion about political allegiances coming between couples during the heated 2024 election cycle.Joey Nolfi, EW.com, 5 Nov. 2024
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Go full tilt boogie in the comments section and sound off!Nick Caruso, TVLine, 30 Oct. 2024
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Captions are a necessity considering one report found that 92% of users keep the sound off when watching videos online.Sergio Alvarez, Forbes, 13 Sep. 2024
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Feige was keen to talk up Asia’s importance to Marvel.Sara Merican, Deadline, 20 Nov. 2024
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Donald Trump sometimes talked up his personal connection with Chinese leader Xi Jinping on the campaign trail.Jennifer Jett, NBC News, 7 Nov. 2024
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This is a real bummer for Schmitt’s BFF, Helm, who cries even as Schmitt promises to FaceTime during their favorite trash-TV shows.Laura Bradley, Vulture, 8 Nov. 2024
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The vinyl decals, featuring salmon crying to get beyond the first of the dams, were wrinkled, the banner itself battle-scarred in places.Debra Utacia Krol, USA TODAY, 5 Nov. 2024
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Josh diplomatically cheers for both sides, and Michele yells at him for supporting someone who is working against her.Emma Sharpe, Vulture, 6 Nov. 2024
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Earlier testimony ended with the key witness yelling at the attorney following a line of questioning about what Weber did after his shift on Feb. 13, 2017.Ron Wilkins, The Indianapolis Star, 4 Nov. 2024
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Kia customers can also call customer care at 1-800-333-4542 or check out owners.kia.com/us/en/kia-owner-portal.html.Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 14 Feb. 2023
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Anyone who would like to get connected to treatment, or knows someone who does, can call 1-800-563-4086 or visit connectgnh.org at any day or time.Hartford Courant, Hartford Courant, 14 Feb. 2023
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“Pipe up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pipe%20up. Accessed 26 Nov. 2024.
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