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
That day, Piaf’s secretary had already informed them that the meeting was canceled when the singer piped up in a weary voice from her bedroom and agreed to see them.
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Alex Williams, New York Times, 24 Nov. 2024
Zen pipes up that his yakuza captors asked him if there were any phrases his mom regularly used.
—Chris Klimek, Vulture, 4 Sep. 2024
Sensing her struggle, the audience lightly chuckled before cohost Joy Behar piped up.
—Joey Nolfi, EW.com, 22 Oct. 2024
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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Alex Williams, New York Times, 24 Nov. 2024
Zen pipes up that his yakuza captors asked him if there were any phrases his mom regularly used.
—Chris Klimek, Vulture, 4 Sep. 2024
Sensing her struggle, the audience lightly chuckled before cohost Joy Behar piped up.
—Joey Nolfi, EW.com, 22 Oct. 2024
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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pipe up
Verb
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Tillis’ letter on Musk, while similar, focuses on Musk’s work to cut wasteful spending in the Treasury and his own support of Musk, something he’s also spoken out about on the Senate floor.—
Danielle Battaglia,
Charlotte Observer,
20 Feb. 2025
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One of the passengers speaking out about his experience is Pete Carlson, who boarded the plane Monday morning at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport to attend a paramedics conference in Canada.—
Emily Mae Czachor,
CBS News,
18 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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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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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
Verb
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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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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
Verb
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Those in need of shelter from the cold can call 211 to check availability of beds.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Feb. 2023
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Their children’s schoolmates call the sisters the Puffling Queens.—
Cheryl Katz,
Smithsonian Magazine,
14 Feb. 2023
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