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as in to promote
to provide publicity for
the director and actors are making the obligatory rounds of the late-night shows to talk up their new movie
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as in to speak up
to voice one's opinions freely with force
feel free to talk up if you have any objections
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Recent Examples of talk up
Chair Channing Dungey, who also talked up the creative discipline required to make them.
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Jake Kanter, Deadline, 24 Oct. 2024
Dunleavy and coach Steve Kerr talked up Wiggins, saying the 2022 All-Star is primed for a big bounce-back season.
—Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 30 Sep. 2024
With the Honor Magic V3, Honor talked up how thin the device is compared to rivals.
—Arjun Kharpal, CNBC, 5 Sep. 2024
On a prominent stage erected by Texas Scorecard, lawmakers talked up the Contract With Texas, an open letter that began to circulate in the weeks before the convention.
—Ava Kofman, ProPublica, 2 Oct. 2024
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Jake Kanter, Deadline, 24 Oct. 2024
Dunleavy and coach Steve Kerr talked up Wiggins, saying the 2022 All-Star is primed for a big bounce-back season.
—Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 30 Sep. 2024
With the Honor Magic V3, Honor talked up how thin the device is compared to rivals.
—Arjun Kharpal, CNBC, 5 Sep. 2024
On a prominent stage erected by Texas Scorecard, lawmakers talked up the Contract With Texas, an open letter that began to circulate in the weeks before the convention.
—Ava Kofman, ProPublica, 2 Oct. 2024
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Lam, a long time Milpitas resident, is hoping to promote public safety in the city and wants to prioritize financial transparency and accountability on the council.Stephanie Lam, The Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2024
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Harris' own agenda was more nuanced, promoting moves to combat price gouging and put in place programs to help small businesses and first-time homebuyers.Todd Spangler, Detroit Free Press, 6 Nov. 2024
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The suit alleges that the department’s captains moved him in retaliation for speaking up against Barnett’s homophobic comments.Jireh Deng, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2024
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According to Williams, that triggered several players to speak up after Eberflus addressed the team in the locker room.Dan Wiederer, Chicago Tribune, 4 Nov. 2024
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The company continues to focus on its primary business activities, which include producing and distributing tea leaves, importing animal proteins, and selling synthetic fuel products.Quartz Bot, Quartz, 15 Nov. 2024
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In the years since the data sharing program was launched, Remington has been split into two companies and sold.Corey G. Johnson, ProPublica, 15 Nov. 2024
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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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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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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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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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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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“Talk up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/talk%20up. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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