1
as in says
to express (a thought or emotion) in words
finally spoke her fears
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as in talks
to give a formal often extended talk on a subject
the Mayanists have been invited to speak about their latest archaeological discoveries
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Recent Examples of speaks
Lopez describes her daughter as an energetic, talkative child who speaks both English and Spanish.
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Leondra Head, CBS News, 8 Jan. 2026
The small number speaks to the frustration of many over insurance claims, the impact of developers, environmental concerns and the general high cost of rebuilding.
—David Wilson, Daily News, 7 Jan. 2026
For McGarvey, arriving at those kinds of solutions for both practical and aesthetic problems speaks to the fluidity of his collaboration with Ramsey.
—Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 7 Jan. 2026
Every painting in this show speaks a different language, more than in my other exhibitions.
—Bettina Funcke, Artforum, 7 Jan. 2026
My dad speaks amazingly fluent and flawed German for a New Yorker who never studied it in school.
—Literary Hub, 6 Jan. 2026
Instead, the season 37 episode found Duffman — the popular Duff Beer spokesperson who speaks in third person — announcing that the company mascot he's portrayed for much of the show's run has been retired.
—Brenton Blanchet, PEOPLE, 6 Jan. 2026
This feature alone speaks to the realities of modern travel.
—Ascend Agency, Chicago Tribune, 5 Jan. 2026
Across fiction, documentary, and hybrid forms, these filmmakers are building a cinema that speaks first to themselves, and, in doing so, to everyone else.
—Essie Assibu, Variety, 11 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for speaks
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Persun says her community didn't push back against her shift into new content spaces, and in turn, her audience expanded.—
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The civil lawsuit says ICE and Border Patrol personnel have illegally stopped and detained people without probable cause or warrants.—
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Ahead, the star talks all things Bridgerton season 4 and beyond.—
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In Finland, talks with the domestic defense industry and anti-personnel land mine training for military personnel will start early this year.—
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Godfall tells the story of a small Nebraska town, which becomes the center of the world when a giant alien crash lands out of the sky beside it.—
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The survivor tells her story of trauma and healing in this memoir.—
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The same government that lectures Beijing about state capitalism and nonmarket behaviors now practices it at home.—
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But Andres Bernal, a political analyst who lectures at the City University of New York, thinks many young voters look at Cuomo's history of controversy and are reminded of the Democratic Party establishment that has left them disillusioned.—
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The phrase also sometimes is used as a battle cry and has been employed by those with a nefarious agenda to instill fear of anyone who utters it and to raise concerns about Islam itself, according to Muslim scholars and civil rights advocates.—
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Falduto utters the words as his character Billy to Dewey, playing the opinionated student who becomes the stylist for the band.—
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First, lead detective John Lamberti discusses securing a confession from her.—
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Continue reading … PUT ON NOTICE – Trump discusses expansion of drug cartel crackdown, issues grim warning to Iran.—
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What Wolfgang-Smith articulates is how the experience of reading O’Brian’s twenty books starts to blur into patterns that are instantly recognizable to anyone in a long term relationship.—
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Horror articulates trauma in a way that no other genre does, except fairy tale and parable.—
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“Speaks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/speaks. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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