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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
The room received the work with laughter, snaps, and occasional utterances of that satisfied poetry moan.
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Literary Hub,
29 May 2026
For one last time, here’s the Tribune’s Quotes of the Week quiz — with excerpts and utterances from May 17 to 23.
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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.
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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.
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Rebecca Alter,
Vulture,
14 Apr. 2026
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Literary Hub,
29 May 2026
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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for utterance
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The voice actor hall allowed attendees to meet voice actors from some of their favorite shows.
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Barreto’s muffled voice is heard responding.
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Neither Carvalho nor Kerr have been charged, and authorities have made no official statements about the investigation.
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The statement was active for Coastal Pender and Coastal New Hanover.
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Now in its 38th edition, the annual issue is a record of the highest expressions of craft, ingenuity, creativity, pleasure, and wonder across 15 categories and from around the globe.
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Cancer season brings focus to your creative expression, dating life, hobbies and self-expression.
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Over the next year, expect to see a few more invasive BCI companies launch similar clinical trials with the goal of translating mental activity into spoken words.
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The war-weariness in Sadeq’s words reflects the exhaustion felt throughout Lebanon, but especially among the Shiites who form a third of its 6 million residents.
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Among those who tested positive and those who tested negative, the researchers calculated the odds of having received a 2025-26 formulation of the Covid vaccine.
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The only reasonable conclusion when this formulation is applied is that this group of seven Canucks veterans must be viewed organizationally as depreciating assets.
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“Utterance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/utterance. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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