1
as in to speak
to utter clearly and distinctly
enunciate your words, and then you won't have to repeat them so often
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2
as in to announce
to make known openly or publicly
today the President enunciated a new foreign policy
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3
as in to say
to express (a thought or emotion) in words
a paper that enunciates the goals of the environmental organization
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Recent Examples of enunciate
Sure, the park draws scores of tourists and drunk goofballs from April through September, but hard-core baseball fans are packing the park and hanging on every Pat Hughes enunciated syllable.
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Jon Greenberg, New York Times, 5 Apr. 2025
There is only enunciating, as paragraphs of narrative are diverted into rushing mouthfuls of unintelligible high-speed monologue.
—Jesse Green, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
Mullan thinks the former Liverpool boss had to learn to enunciate so people in England could understand him.
—Simon Hughes, The Athletic, 20 Mar. 2025
Love’s Travel Stops, a sponsor of Front Row, enunciated a similar concern.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 18 Dec. 2024
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Jon Greenberg, New York Times, 5 Apr. 2025
There is only enunciating, as paragraphs of narrative are diverted into rushing mouthfuls of unintelligible high-speed monologue.
—Jesse Green, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
Mullan thinks the former Liverpool boss had to learn to enunciate so people in England could understand him.
—Simon Hughes, The Athletic, 20 Mar. 2025
Love’s Travel Stops, a sponsor of Front Row, enunciated a similar concern.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 18 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for enunciate
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The billionaire South African businessman, Johann Rupert, spoke forcefully too.—
Jonny Steinberg,
Time,
22 May 2025
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Last year for Mother's Day, Parker spoke with PEOPLE about motherhood and shared that becoming a parent has been one of the greatest gifts she's received.—
Hannah Sacks,
People.com,
22 May 2025
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Crypto deals raise questions However, Netanyahu said Israel had agreed only to allow safe passage for Alexander, and its forces would continue recently announced preparations to step up operations there.—
James Mackenzie,
USA Today,
13 May 2025
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Those first appearances will be in early 2023; at this writing, router maker TP-Link had just announced a slate of pricey Archer router and Deco mesh Wi-Fi 7 gear to debut in Q1.—
Iyaz Akhtar,
PC Magazine,
13 May 2025
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In fact, the actress said that her friend might be a little too invested.—
Michael Nied,
People.com,
20 May 2025
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The agency will preliminary report after 30 days, and that the entire investigation could take 12-24 months, said an NTSB representative at a May 19 press conference.—
Ramon Padilla,
USA Today,
20 May 2025
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Birthright citizenship is a Constitutional right, clearly articulated in the 14th amendment.—
Dan Gooding,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 May 2025
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He is also widely regarded as a strong communicator who would be able to articulate the BBC’s mission effectively.—
Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
9 May 2025
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The announcement of his May 7 death, published on Legacy.com by his family May 13, did not cite a cause.—
Anna Kaufman,
USA Today,
17 May 2025
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Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re published.—
Mark Olalde,
ProPublica,
16 May 2025
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These words, uttered last month in court by defense attorney Arthur L. Aidala during Harvey Weinstein’s retrial in New York, should make any thinking person in, and outside, Hollywood scream out loud.—
Mary McNamara,
Los Angeles Times,
15 May 2025
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To say the excitement is palpable would be an understatement — amid the Portuguese, Croatian and Japanese words that The Athletic hears when ambling around the pitch, the word ‘Cristiano’ has been uttered dozens and dozens of times.—
Tim Spiers,
New York Times,
15 May 2025
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Notably, an anonymous poll of his NBA peers by Sam Amick and Josh Robbins of The Athletic proclaimed the 6-foot-5 Iowa State product to be the league's most overrated player.—
Alex Kirschenbaum,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 May 2025
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Additionally, all 2025 mayoral candidates, former police commissioners, district attorneys, and public officials must proclaim that NYC should not obey the egregious orders.—
Arnold Kriss,
New York Daily News,
15 May 2025
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Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo told reporters she was caught off guard by the news, and has asked the prosecutor's office to ask the U.S. Department of Justice for more information.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
15 May 2025
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When any Democratic politician, including Gov. JB Pritzker, dares to stand up to extreme Republican rhetoric with any language beyond polite pablum and pious platitudes, pundits tell Democrats to lower the volume, cut the contempt and be nice.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
14 May 2025
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“Enunciate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enunciate. Accessed 25 May. 2025.
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