as in to speak out
to voice one's opinions freely with force
don't worry, he'll pipe up if he feels he's being overlooked
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And sitting in the backseat of the family car after school pick-up on a warm spring day, her 9-year-old piped up during an interview with the Detroit Free Press.
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Lily Altavena, Detroit Free Press, 22 Apr. 2024
Someone would have to pipe up and say: But what about human culture?
—Amy Nicholson, Washington Post, 28 Mar. 2024
But within 13 seconds of beginning her remarks, the first protester piped up.
—NBC News, 4 Mar. 2024
Shaw, 34, then piped up from behind her former costar.
—Julia Moore, Peoplemag, 19 Mar. 2024
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Lily Altavena, Detroit Free Press, 22 Apr. 2024
Someone would have to pipe up and say: But what about human culture?
—Amy Nicholson, Washington Post, 28 Mar. 2024
But within 13 seconds of beginning her remarks, the first protester piped up.
—NBC News, 4 Mar. 2024
Shaw, 34, then piped up from behind her former costar.
—Julia Moore, Peoplemag, 19 Mar. 2024
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