SPEAK OF Synonyms: 29 Similar and Opposite Words

speak (of)

verb

Definition of speak (of)

as in to talk (about)

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Bryan West The couple's nuptials reportedly will be a multi-day event; The New York Times suggested a smaller gathering of about 100 people will take place July 2, with a much bigger celebration on July 3.

— Bryan West, USA Today, 4 July 2026
The score might not suggest dominance, but Colombia controlled the game from the outset and held possession for nearly two-thirds of the match.

— Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 4 July 2026

Definition of suggest

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Several organizations of institutional investors and auditing professionals, as well as a tsunami of individual investors, expressed opposition.

— Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026
Some former candidates in this year's primary contests for governor, the Senate and the House have already expressed interest in replacing Platner on the ballot.

— Garrett Downs, CNBC, 7 July 2026

Definition of express

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Recently, the Illinois Register proposed amending the administrative code to update the definitions of the various alcohol categories solely by their production process — not their alcohol content.

— Adam Hoffer, Chicago Tribune, 5 July 2026
Officials have not yet set a timeline to bring in a Palestinian technocrat committee to take governance of the enclave from Hamas, and the international force that proposed security infrastructure is yet to materialize.

— Sana Noor Haq, CNN Money, 5 July 2026

Definition of propose

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In April, authorities say investigators with the California’s Contractors State License Board’s Statewide Investigative Fraud Team discovered online advertisements offering construction services that did not list a contractor license number.

— Jasmine Mendez, Los Angeles Times, 4 July 2026
For a few hours, bhajan gatherings offer an escape from those pressures.

— Ayushi Shah, CNN Money, 4 July 2026

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