piped up

past tense of pipe up

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Recent Examples of piped up 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 The water is piped up to the data center for liquid cooling of the servers. IEEE Spectrum, 3 Mar. 2026 Republican Senators Rand Paul and Ted Cruz piped up in defense of Kimmel’s right to free speech without governmental interference. Sarah Stankorb, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for piped up
Verb
  • Regardless, fans on social media sounded off about the lack of grandstand seats (tickets to the event were free and sold out quickly).
    Jeff Gluck, New York Times, 23 Aug. 2026
  • During a virtual listening session hosted last week by the inspector general’s office, dozens of people sounded off on the department’s use of Flock cameras.
    Libor Jany, Los Angeles Times, 7 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • One shopper shouted out the spacious front pockets, and another loved their sporty vibe.
    Annie Blackman, InStyle, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Safal Prakash Shrestha/NurPhoto/Getty Protesters shouted slogans denouncing the police and government over alleged delays in taking action to find the missing girl, and then to find the perpetrators.
    Arshad R. Zargar, CBS News, 25 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Not long after Cowdray, the Dorchester president, got up to present, Opperman spoke up.
    Noah Shachtman, Vanity Fair, 25 Aug. 2026
  • The actress, 47, brought up a moment when most members of the cast spoke up to ask for a change from the writers.
    Angela Andaloro, PEOPLE, 21 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Following the official announcement, Popovich and Dion cried tears of joy during an interview with Nashville’s Fox 17 News.
    Kathleen Perricone, Entertainment Weekly, 28 Aug. 2026
  • The actress says some of her family members cried while watching her performance.
    Raven Brunner, PEOPLE, 24 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Among the critics who spoke out against the Met’s plans to honor Galliano were Anti-Defamation League National Director and Chief Executive Jonathan Greenblatt and New York City County Speaker Julie Menin.
    Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2026
  • Clancy spoke out in the courtroom during the trial, without taking the witness stand and being questioned.
    Dr. Susan Hatters Friedman, Hartford Courant, 23 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • When the boy and his grandmother got into difficulty in the water, his siblings, ages 4 and 6, yelled to attract the attention of bystanders.
    Latoya Gayle, PEOPLE, 29 Aug. 2026
  • Defiant, Mladic acted bullishly during his trial and yelled at the judges when sentenced to life in prison.
    Jovana Gec, Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • 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
Verb
  • Autumn Joy Stonecrop Also called autumn joy sedum, this hardy, summer- and fall-flowering perennial is known for its succulent foliage and dense clusters of tiny pink flowers.
    Alexandra Jones, The Spruce, 30 Aug. 2026
  • The Cyberdyne Hybrid Assistive Limb, commonly called HAL, is a robotic exoskeleton designed to support patients during rehabilitation.
    Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 30 Aug. 2026

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“Piped up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/piped%20up. Accessed 1 Sep. 2026.

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