1
as in speaks
to utter clearly and distinctly
uses a very measured tone and articulates every syllable when issuing scoldings
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as in expresses
to convey in appropriate or telling terms
an essay that masterfully articulates the case for a greater commitment to space exploration
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as in utters
to express (a thought or emotion) in words
I'm not articulating my thoughts very well
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Recent Examples of articulates
The film expertly articulates how to tell a story using every tool of our craft, leaving no tool unused.
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Hilary Lewis,
HollywoodReporter,
11 June 2026
The villain of the film is an ideology that Benji articulates to Miranda when he’s poised to take control of Runway.
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Louis Peitzman,
Vulture,
30 Apr. 2026
Lori’s speech articulates the fundamental twinship of artists and critics—a reality that has always resisted attempts to drive a wedge between the two.
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Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
3 Apr. 2026
The through-line across all of it – the music, the acting, the international stages – is a pair of principles Lo articulates with plainness.
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Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
20 Mar. 2026
The band’s visual world for the record articulates much more.
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Hannah Jackson,
Vogue,
10 Feb. 2026
Against that backdrop, a distinct leadership pattern has emerged and Frank Vella, CEO of Constant Contact, articulates this philosophy with unusual clarity.
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Alexander Puutio,
Forbes.com,
28 Jan. 2026
In contrast to Ayatollah Khomeini in 1979, whose revolutionary vision was deliberately vague regarding the future status of ethnic groups, the current opposition leadership project articulates a centralized political order that excludes ethnic inclusion and power-sharing.
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Shukriya Bradost,
The Conversation,
13 Jan. 2026
What Wolfgang-Smith articulates is how the experience of reading O’Brian’s twenty books starts to blur into patterns that are instantly recognizable to anyone in a long term relationship.
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Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
18 Dec. 2025
Hilary Lewis,
HollywoodReporter,
11 June 2026
The villain of the film is an ideology that Benji articulates to Miranda when he’s poised to take control of Runway.
—
Louis Peitzman,
Vulture,
30 Apr. 2026
Lori’s speech articulates the fundamental twinship of artists and critics—a reality that has always resisted attempts to drive a wedge between the two.
—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
3 Apr. 2026
The through-line across all of it – the music, the acting, the international stages – is a pair of principles Lo articulates with plainness.
—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
20 Mar. 2026
The band’s visual world for the record articulates much more.
—
Hannah Jackson,
Vogue,
10 Feb. 2026
Against that backdrop, a distinct leadership pattern has emerged and Frank Vella, CEO of Constant Contact, articulates this philosophy with unusual clarity.
—
Alexander Puutio,
Forbes.com,
28 Jan. 2026
In contrast to Ayatollah Khomeini in 1979, whose revolutionary vision was deliberately vague regarding the future status of ethnic groups, the current opposition leadership project articulates a centralized political order that excludes ethnic inclusion and power-sharing.
—
Shukriya Bradost,
The Conversation,
13 Jan. 2026
What Wolfgang-Smith articulates is how the experience of reading O’Brian’s twenty books starts to blur into patterns that are instantly recognizable to anyone in a long term relationship.
—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
18 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for articulates
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His wife is from Mexico and their son learned the native tongue, T'aiki, in preschool; the family speaks Spanish and English at home.
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Gerald speaks in a forceful cadence, like a start-up founder reciting a LinkedIn post.
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Across all three versions, each execution expresses a different exterior character while remaining unified in its underlying construction.
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Written in a style disarming and gently subversive, Slaughterhouse-Five expresses outrage at war that even now remains in opposition to conventional wisdom.
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Halfway through, Mando is captured by Clone Wars’ bounty hunter Embo, who was voiced by Filoni on the show but never utters so much as a single line of dialogue here.
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Yet Cornelius Krull, the patriarch, speaks only a German dialect and never utters more than two words.
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The department says the project is two-months ahead of schedule with the goal of wrapping up most of the project by 2030.
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The union behind the initiative — the Service Employees International Union-United Healthcare Workers West — says the measure is critical for stemming the budgetary bleeding from recent federal cuts to healthcare.
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This is how a San Diegan tells time, but yes.
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Based on photos and videos from Venezuela, the damage appears to be quite extensive, reporter John Otis tells Up First.
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In the first part of this exclusive two-part interview, Lollichon discusses his working relationship with Cech at Rennes and Chelsea, and the preparation that went into Cech’s unforgettable heroics on the run to Champions League glory in Munich in 2012.
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The latest episode of Inside Inter Miami discusses the latest move by the club to bolster its roster and try to repeat as MLS Cup champions.
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Mary Molloy, Arrigo’s clinical director, talks me through biodynamic therapy.
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Volvo's chief technology officer, Anders Bell, talks to his EX60 sport utility vehicle a lot.
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“Articulates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/articulates. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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