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 tax bill is in question after the chairs of the Tax Committees in the Senate and House, Sen. Ann Rest, DFL-New Hope, and Rep. Greg Davids, R-Preston, spoke out on Monday against the tax bill agreement that leadership released over the weekend.
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Mary Murphy, Twin Cities, 5 June 2025
Before speaking out publicly against the bill, Musk personally pushed some lawmakers, including Speaker Johnson, to keep the tax credits for electric vehicles in the bill, according to two people familiar with conversations.
—Alexandra Hutzler, ABC News, 5 June 2025
In Texas, some law enforcement officials have spoken out against the growing industry and claim that more access to cannabis poses dangers to users.
—Ashley Killough, CNN Money, 4 June 2025
The move sent stock markets in the U.S. and abroad into a tailspin, fueled recession fears and prompted some of Trump’s allies in the business community to speak out against the policy.
—Sara Dorn, Forbes.com, 4 June 2025
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Mary Murphy, Twin Cities, 5 June 2025
Before speaking out publicly against the bill, Musk personally pushed some lawmakers, including Speaker Johnson, to keep the tax credits for electric vehicles in the bill, according to two people familiar with conversations.
—Alexandra Hutzler, ABC News, 5 June 2025
In Texas, some law enforcement officials have spoken out against the growing industry and claim that more access to cannabis poses dangers to users.
—Ashley Killough, CNN Money, 4 June 2025
The move sent stock markets in the U.S. and abroad into a tailspin, fueled recession fears and prompted some of Trump’s allies in the business community to speak out against the policy.
—Sara Dorn, Forbes.com, 4 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for speak out
Verb
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That promise has led me to build organizations, walk hospital corridors, lobby Congress and speak up when the stakes are highest.—
Nancy G. Brinker,
Sun Sentinel,
26 May 2025
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In tough times, these workers are putting their families’ economic security at risk to speak up for fair treatment on the job.—
Ed Hawthorne,
Hartford Courant,
25 May 2025
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Shoppers drag pushcarts through dozens of fruit and vegetable stalls as vendors shout prices on loop, in a rhythm.—
Lily Radziemski,
New York Times,
29 May 2025
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Passengers allegedly held onto the ride’s safety bars and shouted for help as many reported feeling dizzy, dehydrated, and increasingly panicked as the minutes turned into hours.—
Moná Thomas,
People.com,
28 May 2025
Verb
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Randall cries, rushing to discover Bernie collapsed on the floor in the next room.—
Ryan Coleman,
EW.com,
28 May 2025
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Bruce is crate-trained, goes in willingly at bedtime and doesn’t bark or cry.—
Trish Stinger,
Kansas City Star,
28 May 2025
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His on-screen style was smooth and, ironically, given the way his BBC career has ended, uncontroversial, preferring to let his pundits sound off on the game’s big issues.—
Philip Buckingham,
New York Times,
19 May 2025
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His turkey had indeed sounded off just after daylight, but had moved sometime during the night.—
Thomas Weddle,
Outdoor Life,
17 Apr. 2025
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Young has been a fan of McMillan’s since their high school teams met in 2019, and after bumping into McMillan at a training facility in Southern California before the draft, Young talked up McMillan to Panthers coach Dave Canales and general manager Dan Morgan.—
Joseph Person,
New York Times,
2 June 2025
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Robinhood has more than 20 million monthly active users across its full suite of financial products, and CEO Vlad Tenev has frequently talked up the new sports prediction market endeavor.—
Dan Bernstein,
Sportico.com,
30 May 2025
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And then my dad and Karen got there, and my mom got out and yelled at them and just was very angry with my dad.—
Ruth Chenetz,
CBS News,
31 May 2025
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The officer calls for backup using his radio and yells for help.—
Max Levy,
Denver Post,
30 May 2025
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Everyone is talking and Kamilla is trying to pipe up and even has to raise her hand to get heard.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
22 May 2025
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But moments after the judge accepted the stipulation signed by the lawyers and set the trial for damages only for May 27, Knight piped up on his remote connection, a source tells Rolling Stone.—
Nancy Dillon,
Rolling Stone,
28 Apr. 2025
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“Speak out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/speak%20out. Accessed 11 Jun. 2025.
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