1
: delivered by word of mouth : oral
2
: characterized by speaking in (such) a manner
—used in combination
soft-spoken
plainspoken
Examples of spoken in a Sentence
a spoken agreement is too easily broken
a politician who knows the power of the spoken word
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The Tupac Shakur street rededication event included rap and spoken-word performances, a special appearance by the Baltimore Oriole, and the unveiling of the Tupac Shakur street sign and peace pole.
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Adam Thompson, CBS News, 11 May 2026
For spoken replies, the builder used Piper, which creates the sharp, rhythmic voice style Rocky has in the novel.
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The patients’ hippocampal neurons encoded specific semantic and grammatical features of spoken words.
—Jacek Krywko, Scientific American, 6 May 2026
The addition of spoken word passages by local Geordie poet Cooper Robson, who drifts through balladic descriptions of community, working-class masculinity, and pickled onions, aids Knats in their explorations of their hometown.
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Adam Thompson, CBS News, 11 May 2026
For spoken replies, the builder used Piper, which creates the sharp, rhythmic voice style Rocky has in the novel.
—Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 8 May 2026
The patients’ hippocampal neurons encoded specific semantic and grammatical features of spoken words.
—Jacek Krywko, Scientific American, 6 May 2026
The addition of spoken word passages by local Geordie poet Cooper Robson, who drifts through balladic descriptions of community, working-class masculinity, and pickled onions, aids Knats in their explorations of their hometown.
—Archie Forde, Pitchfork, 1 May 2026
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“Spoken.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spoken. Accessed 15 May. 2026.
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spoken
adjective
spo·ken
ˈspō-kən 
1
: given by or using speech
a spoken message
the spoken language
2
: speaking in a specified manner
soft-spoken
plainspoken
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