talked up

verb

past tense of talk up
1
as in promoted
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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2
as in spoke out
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 talked up At the Conference, execs from three beneficiaries — Casa Mundo Cero, Aurora Media and Itaca Films — talked up the benefits. — Alex Ritman, Variety, 24 Sep. 2026 The company offered locals huge salaries—$185,000 annually, well above the national average—and talked up the potential size of the oil deposit. — Anne Applebaum, The Atlantic, 14 Sep. 2026 In his absence, Van de Ven, whom De Zerbi has talked up as the best left-sided centre-back in Europe, stepped up and played the best and most consistent stretch of the season. — Elias Burke, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026 In a timely interview with Mel as the festival began on Wednesday, Nazzaro talked up The Green Eyes, a pic from Fanny Liatard and Jérémy Trouilh’s that addresses deportation. — Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 7 Aug. 2026 On the one hand, Friedman himself, and Walter himself, and Dave Roberts and Shohei Ohtani and Mookie Betts and a cast of heroes talked up a three-peat at last year’s championship celebration. — Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 28 July 2026 George Chan | Getty Images Microsoft on Monday talked up a new artificial intelligence model for spotting cybersecurity vulnerabilities. — Jordan Novet, CNBC, 27 July 2026 Kennedy has publicly advocated for lifting restrictions on peptides and talked up their benefits. — Will Stone, NPR, 23 July 2026 Trump has talked up his push to extend the Abraham Accords — which also formalized commercial ties between Israel and some Arab and Muslim-majority nations — as key to his plan for bringing long-term stability to the Middle East. — Aamer Madhani, Fortune, 23 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for talked up
  1. promoted
  2. spoke out
  3. sold
  4. spoke up
  5. announced
  6. shouted
  7. cried
  8. piped up
Verb
  • As one of only five dancers throughout Dancing With the Stars‘ history to be promoted from troupe to pro after just one season, Hailey Bills has every right to brag.
    — McKinley Franklin, HollywoodReporter, 2 Oct. 2026
  • There are no straightforward steps like in the days when a diligent worker could land a job at a good company, work hard to get promoted and hope to climb the corporate ladder.
    — Julia Carpenter, Washington Post, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of promoted
Verb
  • Veterans, retirees and lawmakers spoke out — against its scale, its cost, its lack of Congressional approval, its gaudiness, its intrusion on nearby Arlington National Cemetery and more — next to a mockup made of tarp.
    — Rachel Treisman, NPR, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Another former servant, Simon Solari, spoke out in Prince Charles’ defense at the time.
    — Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of spoke out
Verb
  • The nine books in the series have sold 3 million copies and been published in 205 countries.
    — Max Goldbart, Deadline, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Published by Puffin, the nine books of the Lottie Brooks series have been translated into more than 30 languages and have sold more than 3 million copies worldwide.
    — Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of sold
Verb
  • The statement, in which Bryan supposedly spoke up defending his stance from the night before, came from an X account that purports to belong to the singer but does not.
    — Chris Willman, Variety, 3 Oct. 2026
  • In June, students spoke up at a district board meeting, claiming that racial slurs had become more commonplace on campus, the Independent reported.
    — Terry Castleman Follow, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of spoke up
Verb
  • The release marks a significant milestone for the studio in a strategic partnership with Almuslim, first announced more than two years ago, aimed at adapting several of his popular literary works into film and television projects.
    — Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 5 Oct. 2026
  • On Monday morning, the Nobel Prize for medicine was announced.
    — Jeffrey S. Flier, STAT, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of announced
Verb
  • Another customer shouted out the Peppercorn Steak Market meal kit offered by the store.
    — Sadie Chafe, FOXNews.com, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Carbone shouted out to the crowd from The Grill’s balcony in a Tom Ford tuxedo.
    — Elise Taylor, Vanity Fair, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of shouted
Verb
  • Doria Rone, a local business owner, cried throughout the two-hour event.
    — Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2026
  • Several stars, pros, and judges cried during the Dancing With the Stars season 35 premiere.
    — Entertainment Weekly, Entertainment Weekly, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of cried
Verb
  • Before Schiraldi could respond, a second rep piped up in Richards’s defense.
    — Molly Fischer, New Yorker, 11 May 2026
  • Garrett Tyrrell of Durango, sitting to her right, piped up.
    — Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 12 Apr. 2026
Definition of piped up

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“Talked up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/talked%20up. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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