as in to speak up
to voice one's opinions freely with force
it's a free country, so anyone can speak out
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Recent Examples of speak out
Zachary Levi is speaking out about how his conservative beliefs have impacted his work in Hollywood.
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Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 24 May 2025
Pope Francis was an unabashed critic of the Russian invasion of Ukraine and repeatedly spoke out against Kirill’s close relationship with the Kremlin.
—Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 23 May 2025
So, unless people speak out and address these issues, stuff never changes.
—Lisa Deaderick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 May 2025
During public remarks in 2022, Justice Elena Kagan – one of the court’s three liberal justices − spoke out against sweeping injunctions and the ability of challengers to find one friendly judge to issue such an order.
—Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 16 May 2025
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Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 24 May 2025
Pope Francis was an unabashed critic of the Russian invasion of Ukraine and repeatedly spoke out against Kirill’s close relationship with the Kremlin.
—Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 23 May 2025
So, unless people speak out and address these issues, stuff never changes.
—Lisa Deaderick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 May 2025
During public remarks in 2022, Justice Elena Kagan – one of the court’s three liberal justices − spoke out against sweeping injunctions and the ability of challengers to find one friendly judge to issue such an order.
—Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 16 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for speak out
Verb
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That promise has led me to build organizations, walk hospital corridors, lobby Congress and speak up when the stakes are highest.—
Nancy G. Brinker,
Sun Sentinel,
26 May 2025
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The protests takes the school by storm, and soon more women feel empowered to speak up about their experiences. Julia, somewhat reluctantly, joins the organizing efforts and becomes a member of a working group tasked with collecting survivor testimonies.—
Lovia Gyarkye,
HollywoodReporter,
25 May 2025
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Shoppers drag pushcarts through dozens of fruit and vegetable stalls as vendors shout prices on loop, in a rhythm.—
Lily Radziemski,
New York Times,
29 May 2025
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Passengers allegedly held onto the ride’s safety bars and shouted for help as many reported feeling dizzy, dehydrated, and increasingly panicked as the minutes turned into hours.—
Moná Thomas,
People.com,
28 May 2025
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Bruce is crate-trained, goes in willingly at bedtime and doesn’t bark or cry.—
Trish Stinger,
Kansas City Star,
28 May 2025
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Randall cries, rushing to discover Bernie collapsed on the floor in the next room.—
Ryan Coleman,
EW.com,
28 May 2025
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His on-screen style was smooth and, ironically, given the way his BBC career has ended, uncontroversial, preferring to let his pundits sound off on the game’s big issues.—
Philip Buckingham,
New York Times,
19 May 2025
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His turkey had indeed sounded off just after daylight, but had moved sometime during the night.—
Thomas Weddle,
Outdoor Life,
17 Apr. 2025
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Documents distributed by Qatari foreign agents working for Venable, for instance, talk up what Qatar views as the positive effects of investments made by its sovereign wealth fund while downplaying the Gulf nation’s links to terrorist organizations.—
Robert Schmad,
The Washington Examiner,
25 May 2025
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And by talking up the return of factory jobs to America, Mr. Trump directly addresses what four decades of free-trade policies and globalization made worse: the hollowing out of America’s middle class.—
Laurent Belsie,
Christian Science Monitor,
16 Apr. 2025
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Related Stories Man Attacked by Shark at Popular Seaside Jetty Woman Killed in Florida Alligator Attack That Husband Tried to Fight Off After attempting to yell at the coyote to scare it off, the coyote continued to bite him.—
Madison E. Goldberg,
People.com,
20 May 2025
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About 30 minutes later, Combs arrived, yelling and banging on the door with a hammer, Morgan testified.—
Nicki Brown,
CNN Money,
19 May 2025
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But moments after the judge accepted the stipulation signed by the lawyers and set the trial for damages only for May 27, Knight piped up on his remote connection, a source tells Rolling Stone.—
Nancy Dillon,
Rolling Stone,
28 Apr. 2025
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Emilio, the album’s executive producer, pipes up, teasing.—
Howard Cohen,
Miami Herald,
22 Apr. 2025
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“Speak out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/speak%20out. Accessed 2 Jun. 2025.
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