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speak out

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. opine, speak up, speak out, animadvert, sound offverb

    express one's opinion openly and without fear or hesitation

    "John spoke up at the meeting"

Wiktionary

  1. speak outverb

    To assert or promote one's opinion; to make one's thoughts known.

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  1. speak out

    Speak out generally means to express one's opinions or feelings openly and publicly, especially on controversial or significant issues, without fear or hesitation. It usually refers to people making a stand against something they perceive as unjust or wrong.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of speak out in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of speak out in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of speak out in a Sentence

  1. Demi Lovato:

    I remember sitting with my manager and my family and talking to them about whether or not to speak out about the issues that I was dealing with, i knew that there were two options : I could either not talk about my stint in rehab and hope that it went away, or I could talk about it and inspire people to get help for their issues, as well, so that's exactly what I did.

  2. Ted Cruz:

    I believe everyone here has a right to speak out on politics as effectively as possible.

  3. Janet Yellen.Before he:

    I really think it is not a desirable thing for a president to comment so explicitly on Fed policy, obviously, presidents can speak out if they choose to and give their opinions about policy, there's no law against that, but I don't think it's wise and I do think the Fed has a strong reputation for acting in an independent and non-political way and I would not like to see that reputation damaged.

  4. Michael Kozak:

    I think we make quite a distinction between political leaders being able to speak out and say, 'That story was not accurate,' or using even stronger words sometimes, and using state power to prevent the journalists from continuing to do their work.

  5. Matthew Dowd:

    I will continue to speak out on democracy and help elect servant leaders with common sense and common decency who believe in the common good, up and down the ballot, in Texas and across the nation.


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