Thesaurus results for UTTERANCE

utterance

noun

ˈə-tə-rən(t)s

as in voice

an act, process, or means of putting something into words many writers have used poetry as a means to give utterance to their deepest thoughts

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as in statement

something that is said celebrities whose every utterance is treated as though it were newsworthy

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Recent Examples of utterance For one last time, here’s the Tribune’s Quotes of the Week quiz — with excerpts and utterances from May 17 to 23. —

Claire Malon, Chicago Tribune, 23 May 2026 Jefferson Lewis, 47, was arrested Thursday for the alleged murder of a five-year-old girl now known as Kumanjayi Little Baby, a pseudonym given by her family as a cultural measure among their Indigenous Warlpiri people to avoid the utterance of a deceased person’s name during a mourning period. —

Angus Watson, CNN Money, 1 May 2026 What makes the trailer magical is the script, in which every utterance sounds more AI generated than the last. —

Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 14 Apr. 2026 Which of the current President’s utterances will be suitable for engraving? —

Alex Ross, New Yorker, 19 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for utterance

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Officers can use voice commands, and if those don’t work options include pepper spray, a baton, a TASER or fire extinguisher, though some are more difficult to use on a fast-moving animal, the directive says.

— Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 20 June 2026
That has worried digital rights and free speech activists, who say that India is increasingly using its powers to silence online voices opposing the government, including ordering social media takedowns and blocking access to some accounts.

— Mithil Aggarwal, NBC news, 20 June 2026