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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
Last month, the company also talked up its efforts to double Leo’s launch frequency and pack more satellites into each rocket.
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Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 9 Apr. 2026
But anyone with even a casual interest in the Red Sox has talked up Anthony as the next face of the franchise.
—Steve Buckley, New York Times, 2 Apr. 2026
Keuilian had been talking up the bath all day.
—Charles Bethea, New Yorker, 30 Mar. 2026
There’s also a mock airplane cabin on campus where students can rehearse talking up executives during a flight.
—Anne M. Peterson, Chicago Tribune, 21 Mar. 2026
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Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 9 Apr. 2026
But anyone with even a casual interest in the Red Sox has talked up Anthony as the next face of the franchise.
—Steve Buckley, New York Times, 2 Apr. 2026
Keuilian had been talking up the bath all day.
—Charles Bethea, New Yorker, 30 Mar. 2026
There’s also a mock airplane cabin on campus where students can rehearse talking up executives during a flight.
—Anne M. Peterson, Chicago Tribune, 21 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for talk up
Verb
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The Yankees are expected to promote a reliever in his place on Monday.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
27 Apr. 2026
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The walk is open to anyone who wants to come together to promote lung health and help raise funds for research, advocacy and treatments.—
Marcella Baietto,
CBS News,
27 Apr. 2026
Verb
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However, detectives noted that the person of interest is currently in prison for an unrelated violent case, and people should no longer be afraid to speak up.—
Ted Scouten,
CBS News,
22 Apr. 2026
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In March, Grohl spoke up about the aftermath of his announcement in an interview with The Guardian.—
Raven Brunner,
PEOPLE,
22 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Introduced in the 1970s, Roundup quickly became the top-selling herbicide in the United States and integral to farming.—
Maureen Groppe,
USA Today,
28 Apr. 2026
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So was the Biden administration’s decision to block Nvidia from selling its most advanced AI chips to China in 2022.—
Matteo Wong,
The Atlantic,
27 Apr. 2026
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Some muskie anglers are speaking out strongly against FFS because those treasured and relatively rare fish are being caught at rates unheard of until the advent of this new technology.—
Mike McFeely,
Twin Cities,
24 Apr. 2026
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Shiver, who no longer works at Michigan, said she felt compelled to speak out so other young women are not caught in similar circumstances.—
David K. Li,
NBC news,
24 Apr. 2026
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Officials said that after Cooper’s arrest, the first victim, a runaway, was crying hysterically and denied any involvement in prostitution.—
Samantha Lee,
Los Angeles Times,
2 May 2026
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Though the arrest took place over three years ago, the case faced new scrutiny in March when TMZ published a video of the altercation, showing Paul yelling, putting Mortensen in a headlock and throwing chairs at him while a child could be heard crying.—
Luke Chinman,
PEOPLE,
1 May 2026
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At one point, the crew shot a scene in which Whalen’s character joins a bar fight, shouting invectives at a hapless extra before pummelling him to the ground.—
Chang Che,
New Yorker,
25 Apr. 2026
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One final command was shouted by the officer.—
Brian Day,
USA Today,
25 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Garrett Tyrrell of Durango, sitting to her right, piped up.—
Sean Keeler,
Denver Post,
12 Apr. 2026
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As the MorphoScan measures and calculates, a voice will pipe up offering guidance and progress reports.—
Andrew Gebhart,
PC Magazine,
5 Apr. 2026
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Though the arrest took place over three years ago, the case faced new scrutiny in March when TMZ published a video of the altercation, showing Paul yelling, putting Mortensen in a headlock and throwing chairs at him while a child could be heard crying.—
Luke Chinman,
PEOPLE,
1 May 2026
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McLaughlin could be heard yelling on his camera video.—
Rocco Parascandola,
New York Daily News,
1 May 2026
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“Talk up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/talk%20up. Accessed 3 May. 2026.
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