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
Snoop was forced to speak up after the social media outrage reached a crescendo, and in doing so, brought even more attention to King Ice.
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Lilian Raji, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024
With the help of his loyal, oddball animal friends, Pierre finds the courage to speak up, break tradition, and change his world for the better.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 28 Oct. 2024
The energy in the room was palpable; women who had long been silent about their menopause journeys were now inspired to speak up, seek answers and take control of their health.
—Emily Cegielski, Flow Space, 28 Oct. 2024
Actor Julie Bowen, who served as a source of support for Hyland during an abusive relationship, praises her former co-star for her resilience and openness in speaking up to advocate for fellow survivors.
—Bruna Nessif, Variety, 24 Oct. 2024
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Lilian Raji, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024
With the help of his loyal, oddball animal friends, Pierre finds the courage to speak up, break tradition, and change his world for the better.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 28 Oct. 2024
The energy in the room was palpable; women who had long been silent about their menopause journeys were now inspired to speak up, seek answers and take control of their health.
—Emily Cegielski, Flow Space, 28 Oct. 2024
Actor Julie Bowen, who served as a source of support for Hyland during an abusive relationship, praises her former co-star for her resilience and openness in speaking up to advocate for fellow survivors.
—Bruna Nessif, Variety, 24 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for speak up
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Halle Bailey spoke out against her ex-DDG after their son, Halo, was on Kai Cenat’s Twitch stream without her permission, and the clip was reshared to YouTube.Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 8 Nov. 2024
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Please speak out for your colleagues who are being attacked by the Israeli military.Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 6 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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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 breakup left Marissa visibly heartbroken, as she was seen crying on the floor. Season 7 of Love Is Blind season 7 is now streaming on Netflix.Angel Saunders, People.com, 5 Nov. 2024
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Goo followed up by talking up his boo in his clue package.Dana Rose Falcone, People.com, 24 Oct. 2024
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David’s Bridal will be talking up its Oleg Cassini fragrance, which is being developed with Tempest Consumer and under the licensing of Iconix International.Rosemary Feitelberg, WWD, 8 Oct. 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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Zen pipes up that his yakuza captors asked him if there were any phrases his mom regularly used.Chris Klimek, Vulture, 4 Sep. 2024
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Sensing her struggle, the audience lightly chuckled before cohost Joy Behar piped up.Joey Nolfi, EW.com, 22 Oct. 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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“Speak up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/speak%20up. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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