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
The family of an Ardrey Kell High School student accused of assaulting a Muslim classmate spoke out for the first time Thursday and rejected accusations the incident was a hate crime.
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Nick Sullivan, Charlotte Observer, 27 Mar. 2025
Friends and family spoke out in comments on the obituary's website.
—Natasha Dye, People.com, 27 Mar. 2025
After a University of Washington lab technician and green card holder was recently detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, her family is speaking out.
—Kimmy Yam, NBC news, 26 Mar. 2025
Dorit speaks out about her separation and feeling unsupported by Kyle, but a surprise statement leaves her at a loss for words.
—Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 25 Mar. 2025
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Nick Sullivan, Charlotte Observer, 27 Mar. 2025
Friends and family spoke out in comments on the obituary's website.
—Natasha Dye, People.com, 27 Mar. 2025
After a University of Washington lab technician and green card holder was recently detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, her family is speaking out.
—Kimmy Yam, NBC news, 26 Mar. 2025
Dorit speaks out about her separation and feeling unsupported by Kyle, but a surprise statement leaves her at a loss for words.
—Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 25 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for speak out
Verb
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Whether for speaking up in a meeting, asking a question or submitting work that may not be perfect, women are far more likely to apologize for things that don’t warrant an apology.—
Cheryl Robinson,
Forbes.com,
29 Mar. 2025
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So far, the partners of Morrison Foerster based in San Francisco, Cooley in Palo Alto and Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, a British firm with a Redwood City office, have yet to speak up publicly.—
Julia Prodis Sulek,
Mercury News,
29 Mar. 2025
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Players swig from beer cans and shout old-timey sayings at one another.—
Jason Mastrodonato,
Mercury News,
29 Mar. 2025
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The proud dad even shared John’s grades, showing screenshots of his 100% test scores in business law while shouting out Hill for their son’s scholastic success.—
Avalon Hester,
People.com,
29 Mar. 2025
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As predicted, most attempts ended in failure, with one participant even making the baby cry.—
Ron Estes,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Mar. 2025
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Izzie wasn't the only one crying along with the fans.—
Meredith Wilshere,
People.com,
31 Mar. 2025
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Soon after, an alert sounded off inside the cockpit of the passenger plane, indicating that another aircraft was nearby, the FAA said.—
Juliana Kim,
NPR,
29 Mar. 2025
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Dimon wasn’t the only CEO sounding off on Wednesday about the risks of a trade war.—
Samantha Delouya,
CNN,
12 Mar. 2025
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At the state level, DeSantis talked up the effort by the Florida Highway Patrol to train state troopers across the state to enforce federal immigration laws.—
Ana Ceballos,
Miami Herald,
20 Mar. 2025
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Jaclyn, who has been urging Laurie to hook up with Valentin from the start, who has been talking up her amazing relationship with her husband.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes,
17 Mar. 2025
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During one of their exchanges, approximately two hours into walking, Haas abruptly got up from her desk and yelled in the student’s face, using swear words, the affidavit said.—
Kate Linderman,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
2 Apr. 2025
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Elsewhere, constituents have yelled at Democratic members at town halls, pleading with them to be more forceful in speaking out against Trump.—
Riley Beggin,
USA Today,
2 Apr. 2025
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Users started piping up over the past several weeks, posting on the Google support forums, Reddit, and other social media that their treasured Timeline data had gone missing.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
24 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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“Speak out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/speak%20out. Accessed 7 Apr. 2025.
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