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give voice to

Idioms  

  1. Say or express, especially an opinion or feeling. For example, The faculty gave voice to their anger over the dean's tenure decisions. This term once meant “to vote.” Its present sense dates from the mid-1800s.

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Typhoon survivor Elle said she hoped that bringing forward the suit would give voice to the world’s poorest, who have felt the brunt of extreme weather more strongly in recent years.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 11, 2025

"The trial of Haditha was never meant to give voice to the victims," he added.

From BBC • Nov. 16, 2025

Jackson has chosen, time and time again, to give voice to that dissonance, both in the confines of her dissents and in her speeches directly addressing this perilous legal moment.

From Slate • Jul. 9, 2025

I put my experience at the service of their story to give voice to people who usually don’t have a voice.

From Salon • Feb. 23, 2024

Nothing that they say will change the fundamental fact of my life, which is so overwhelming that I cannot give voice to it.

From "Counting by 7s" by Holly Goldberg Sloan

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