talked up

verb

Definition of talked upnext
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 Synonyms for talked up
  1. promoted
  2. sold
  3. announced
  4. yelled
Verb
  • Verve Label Group, a division of Universal Music Group, has promoted Jamie Krents to CEO-president and Dawn Olejar to chief operating officer, effective immediately.
    Jem Aswad, Variety, 3 Oct. 2024
  • That said, tech companies still need to solve the need for sports to be discussed, promoted and a part of the consumer conversation – between the actual live events.
    Alex Sherman, CNBC, 3 Oct. 2024
Definition of promoted
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  • Over 500 million cubes have been sold since Hungarian inventor Ernő Rubik created it in 1974.
    Chris Lau, CNN, 4 Oct. 2024
  • The Van Gogh Museum has identified three works attributed to Van Gogh in private collections that are fake, including a painting of a peasant women that sold through Christie’s for nearly $1 million in 2011 and was even previously authenticated by the Amsterdam institution.
    Francesca Aton, ARTnews.com, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of sold
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  • No arrests have been announced, and investigators are still working to determine a motive for the shooting.
    Jakob Rodgers, The Mercury News, 17 Nov. 2024
  • Santa Clara County officials announced Thursday that an invasive species of mosquito had been found in a fourth location in San Jose, according to a press release.
    Nollyanne Delacruz, The Mercury News, 16 Nov. 2024
Definition of announced
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  • Athena yelled over the sound of air being sucked out of the craft.
    Andy Swift, TVLine, 3 Oct. 2024
  • When Engelbert announced the news while on speaker, Clark’s Fever teammates yelled and jumped with joy while encircling the team’s star.
    David Close, CNN, 3 Oct. 2024
Definition of yelled
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talked (to)

talked up

talker

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