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speak up

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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"

  2. speak upverb

    speak louder; raise one's voice

    "The audience asked the lecturer to please speak up"

Wiktionary

  1. speak upverb

    To talk more loudly or plainly.

  2. speak upverb

    To make oneself or one's opinions known; to advocate or assert oneself.

Wikipedia

  1. speak up

    The Center to Prevent Youth Violence (CPYV), originally known as PAX, was a non-profit organization co-founded in 1998 by Daniel Gross and Talmage Cooley, seeking to end gun violence in America. In 2011, PAX changed its name to The Center to Prevent Youth Violence. The organization merged with the Brady Campaign in 2012. While Talmage Cooley remained on the organization's Board of Trustees until the merger, Daniel Gross became President of the Brady Campaign .

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  1. speak up

    To speak up means to express one's thoughts, opinions, or feelings openly and assertively, especially in situations where they might be overlooked or ignored. It could also refer to speaking louder or more clearly so that others can hear you.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of speak up in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of speak up in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of speak up in a Sentence

  1. Bob Hertzberg:

    I understand that I cannot control how a hug is received, and that not everyone has the ability to speak up about unwelcome behavior, it is my responsibility to be mindful of this, and to respect the Rules Committee’s request to not initiate hugs.

  2. Shannon Doerhoff:

    Death is final. And our baby is no longer with us, but his message and his story is; and that's what we want to do. We want to be able to speak up, and speak out, and share. And the more people know, the more lives that are saved.

  3. Paul Rusesabagina:

    Having a thought is a crime in some places, being your own man is a crime in some places, my father is guilty of having the guts to speak up. This is political, of course it is. These are the games they play.

  4. Oday Aboushi:

    Oday Aboushi said in an interview with The Associated Press. It doesnt happen much, but at the same time it comes with a lot of responsibility. And I feel like having this platform allows me to use that responsibility in a positive way. Oday Aboushi made Oday Aboushi second start of the season and the 36th of Oday Aboushi career on Sunday, helpingDetroit beat Washington30-27. The Lions made a statement as a team last summer, choosing not to practice as a form ofprotestafter Jacob Blake, Jacob Blake, was shot by police in Wisconsin. Oday Aboushi was front and center as Oday Aboushi teammates spoke to reporters about their decision outside the teams practice facility. And as a player in the powerful league, coincidently playing in an area with a large Arab American population, Oday Aboushi wants to use his voice to speak up for people in his parents homeland. There is this call of not staying silent and using our places of position to elevate those that feel unheard and unseen for such a long time, said U.S. Rep. Rashida Tlaib, a Democrat from Detroit. People can relate to us as activists me as a girl from southwest Detroit, him the NFL player. NFL WEEK 10 RECAP, SCORES AND STANDINGS Aboushis parents emigrated to New York after both were born in east Jerusalem, a part of the world that regularly makes international news. On Monday, European diplomats visited the site of an Israeli planned settlement expansion in eastJerusalemthat threatens to cut off parts of the city claimed by Palestinians from West Bank. Israel has long dismissed international criticism of settlement activity. Palestinians want a future state that includes east Jerusalem and the West Bank territories occupied by Israel in the 1967 war and view settlements as a major obstacle to peace. Oday Aboushi visited West Bank in 2009, when Oday Aboushi talked with orphans and said Oday Aboushi witnessed Palestinians being held at checkpoints. West Bank was a huge eye-opener for me as far as what West Bank like to be back in Palestine in West Bank current situation right now with the occupation of Israel.

  5. Koichi Hagiuda:

    We had thought it was better not to speak up much, but that doesn't get through, so some demonstration seems to be needed.


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