as in to speak out
to voice one's opinions freely with force
don't worry, he'll pipe up if he feels he's being overlooked
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Recent Examples of pipe up
Sunny pipes up that there’s a more detailed family document available, a kaiseigen koseki, but only a blood relative of Masa can request it.
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Chris Klimek, Vulture, 24 July 2024
That day, Piaf’s secretary had already informed them that the meeting was canceled when the singer piped up in a weary voice from her bedroom and agreed to see them.
—Alex Williams, New York Times, 24 Nov. 2024
Zen pipes up that his yakuza captors asked him if there were any phrases his mom regularly used.
—Chris Klimek, Vulture, 4 Sep. 2024
Sensing her struggle, the audience lightly chuckled before cohost Joy Behar piped up.
—Joey Nolfi, EW.com, 22 Oct. 2024
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Chris Klimek, Vulture, 24 July 2024
That day, Piaf’s secretary had already informed them that the meeting was canceled when the singer piped up in a weary voice from her bedroom and agreed to see them.
—Alex Williams, New York Times, 24 Nov. 2024
Zen pipes up that his yakuza captors asked him if there were any phrases his mom regularly used.
—Chris Klimek, Vulture, 4 Sep. 2024
Sensing her struggle, the audience lightly chuckled before cohost Joy Behar piped up.
—Joey Nolfi, EW.com, 22 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pipe up
Verb
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In recent years celebrities such as Halsey and Lena Dunham have spoken out about their struggles with endometriosis and have highlighted the limited treatment options available.—
Monique Wilson,
Glamour,
28 Mar. 2025
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Many musicians are speaking out against AI in music.—
Anna Kaufman,
USA Today,
28 Mar. 2025
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Others recalled him having stand-up rows, shouting, swearing, and jabbing his finger in the direction of co-workers.—
Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
9 Apr. 2025
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By the time the chorus rolled around, the commuters were in full voice, shouting along (and filming the whole thing for posterity), as Fallon banged on a tambourine.—
Gil Kaufman,
Billboard,
9 Apr. 2025
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Such misunderstandings can lead to... Post Buy Copies Psychological safety, which means having an environment where people feel safe to speak up, was once an obscure term in psychology and management research.—
Amy C. Edmondson and Michaela J. Kerrissey,
Harvard Business Review,
9 Apr. 2025
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This dependence might explain why US CEOs tread carefully while speaking up on political and contentious policy issues.—
Shivaram Rajgopal,
Forbes.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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Those on the right-flank have sounded off on the Senate’s use of the budgetary gimmick known as current policy baseline to permanently extend Trump’s 2017 tax cuts.—
Mychael Schnell,
The Hill,
9 Apr. 2025
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Here the plant experts sound off on the top flowers to plant in your veggie garden to create not only a prettier harvest, but a more robust one, too.—
Patricia Shannon,
Southern Living,
28 Mar. 2025
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Fink released his annual shareholders’ letter last week and talked up those deals .—
Kevin Stankiewicz,Matthew J. Belvedere,
CNBC,
6 Apr. 2025
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After his Shanghai podium, Russell talked up Mercedes’ teamwork through these opening two races, merely feeling the pace had been lacking to properly challenge McLaren.—
Luke Smith,
New York Times,
2 Apr. 2025
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People on TikTok openly share negative experiences, cry on camera, discuss red carpet looks from their beds, or talk about books while rolling their eyes, furrowing their brows, and raising their voices.—
Leila Herrmann,
Vogue,
9 Apr. 2025
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Some people may have been scratching their heads when kids started screaming and crying after seeing a pig wearing a crown; With zombie pig men and skeleton archers riding spiders, why would this specific creature elicit such a guttural reaction?—
Issy van der Velde,
Rolling Stone,
9 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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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
Verb
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However, today most young people rarely call each other.—
Andrea Wigfield,
CNN,
14 Feb. 2023
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Marx himself would call DEI a classic case of ideology, a set of benign-seeming ideas that disguise the workings of the rulers, in this case empowered progressives.—
WSJ,
WSJ,
14 Feb. 2023
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