: an event in which people publicly share their experiences of or views on an issue
spoke out; spoken out; speaking out; speaks out
1
: to speak loud enough to be heard
2
: to speak boldly : express an opinion frankly
spoke out on the issues
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Verb
it's a free country, so anyone can speak out
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Michelle L. Price and Adriana Gomez Licon, Los Angeles Times, 16 Dec. 2024
On Friday night, President-elect Donald Trump spoke out in favor of shooting down the mysterious drones if necessary, while suggesting that the Biden administration was withholding information about the sightings.
—Raja Krishnamoorthi, Newsweek, 15 Dec. 2024
The fiancé of Ellen Greenberg, whose 2011 death from more than 20 stab wounds was ruled a suicide, is speaking out for the first time.
—Kimberlee Speakman, People.com, 14 Dec. 2024
Daniel Penny speaks out after being found not guilty in NYC subway chokehold death
Passengers said Neely hadn't touched anyone but had expressed willingness to die, go to jail or even to kill.
—Jennifer Jacobs, CBS News, 13 Dec. 2024
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Verb
Over the weekend, Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, who had polio as a child, spoke out in defense of the polio vaccine after a recent report disclosed that one of Kennedy’s advisors filed a petition to revoke approval for the polio vaccine in 2022.
—Michelle L. Price and Adriana Gomez Licon, Los Angeles Times, 16 Dec. 2024
On Friday night, President-elect Donald Trump spoke out in favor of shooting down the mysterious drones if necessary, while suggesting that the Biden administration was withholding information about the sightings.
—Raja Krishnamoorthi, Newsweek, 15 Dec. 2024
The fiancé of Ellen Greenberg, whose 2011 death from more than 20 stab wounds was ruled a suicide, is speaking out for the first time.
—Kimberlee Speakman, People.com, 14 Dec. 2024
Daniel Penny speaks out after being found not guilty in NYC subway chokehold death
Passengers said Neely hadn't touched anyone but had expressed willingness to die, go to jail or even to kill.
—Jennifer Jacobs, CBS News, 13 Dec. 2024
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“Speak-out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/speak-out. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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