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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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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.
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Ava Kofman, ProPublica, 2 Oct. 2024
Tucker Carlson, for years, has talked up the Zyn nicotine pouch to whoever would listen.
—Chris Morris, Fortune, 19 Sep. 2024
The British drugmaker, which produced one of the leading Covid-19 vaccines, has a strong presence in China and has often talked up the growth opportunities of the market.
—Karen Gilchrist, CNBC, 5 Sep. 2024
Democratic vice-presidential candidate Gov. Tim Walz of Minnesota and Vice President Kamala Harris’ running mate was being talked up Jaime Harrison, chair of the Democratic National Committee, former Senator Claire McCaskill of Missouri, Senator Mark Kelly of Arizona and J.B. Pritzker of Illinois.
—Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy, USA TODAY, 2 Oct. 2024
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Ava Kofman, ProPublica, 2 Oct. 2024
Tucker Carlson, for years, has talked up the Zyn nicotine pouch to whoever would listen.
—Chris Morris, Fortune, 19 Sep. 2024
The British drugmaker, which produced one of the leading Covid-19 vaccines, has a strong presence in China and has often talked up the growth opportunities of the market.
—Karen Gilchrist, CNBC, 5 Sep. 2024
Democratic vice-presidential candidate Gov. Tim Walz of Minnesota and Vice President Kamala Harris’ running mate was being talked up Jaime Harrison, chair of the Democratic National Committee, former Senator Claire McCaskill of Missouri, Senator Mark Kelly of Arizona and J.B. Pritzker of Illinois.
—Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy, USA TODAY, 2 Oct. 2024
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“Talk up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/talk%20up. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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