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adjective

as in articulated

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verb

past tense of enunciate
1
as in spoke
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 announced
to make known openly or publicly today the President enunciated a new foreign policy

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3
as in uttered
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 enunciated
Adjective
Lightfoot’s vocals were added later, as his crisply enunciated singing, vivid lyrics and Irish-style folk melody sold the storytelling. — Brian McCollum, Freep.com, 9 Nov. 2025
Verb
Rice’s lyrics are carefully enunciated and given nuanced line readings. — Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 3 May 2026 Arsene Wenger was plucked from ‘Japan’, as Sir Alex Ferguson memorably enunciated it, in 1996. — Michael Cox, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2026 Xi also invoked Panchsheel—the five principles of peaceful coexistence jointly enunciated by India and China in 1954—but Modi chose not to respond. — Shyam Saran, Time, 10 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for enunciated
  1. articulated
  2. said
  3. announced
  4. uttered
  5. pronounced
  6. expressed
  7. published
  8. told
Adjective
  • How a spouse chooses to inhabit a highly visible but largely undefined role is visually articulated through their fashion.
    — Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 25 Sep. 2026
  • The specimen includes an articulated right arm with every bone preserved in place, from the shoulder down to the claws.
    — Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of articulated
Verb
  • Schneider said the members gave themselves space, then checked whether everyone felt comfortable returning to the stage.
    — Jessica Lynch, Billboard, 4 Oct. 2026
  • Gaza health officials have said at least 1,400 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli fire since last October's ceasefire.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 4 Oct. 2026
Definition of said
Verb
  • The release marks a significant milestone for the studio in a strategic partnership with Almuslim, first announced more than two years ago, aimed at adapting several of his popular literary works into film and television projects.
    — Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 5 Oct. 2026
  • On Monday morning, the Nobel Prize for medicine was announced.
    — Jeffrey S. Flier, STAT, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of announced
Verb
  • As cryptocurrencies code-conjure themselves into being and a performative utterance can fix the price of a stock if uttered emphatically enough, arrest data is used to forecast the stock valuation of private prisons.
    — Sophie Landres, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026
  • That line was also uttered by Chiefs coach Andy Reid hours earlier during a Zoom call with reporters.
    — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of uttered
Adjective
  • If the leak becomes more pronounced, repair costs can vary significantly depending on which portion of the oil pan is involved.
    — John Paul Senior Manager Public Affairs And Traffic Safety Aaa Northeast, Hartford Courant, 26 Sep. 2026
  • However, the effect generally becomes more pronounced at higher northern latitudes.
    — Jamie Carter, Space.com, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of pronounced
Verb
  • Caputo said the idea for the citizenship-for-investment program emerged during Milei's July 2024 visit to Sun Valley, Idaho, when tech executives expressed interest in obtaining Argentine citizenship.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 3 Oct. 2026
  • Staffers also expressed concerns about fiscal implications if bedbugs would come home with workers and require them to pay for their homes to be treated.
    — Corey Schmidt, Sacbee.com, 3 Oct. 2026
Definition of expressed
Verb
  • And while The Atlantic has published largely skeptical coverage of major AI companies and their products’ impact on society, Thompson’s tone, in his podcasts and LinkedIn posts, has been more optimistic.
    — Max Tani, semafor.com, 5 Oct. 2026
  • There was another surge in the 1990s, due largely to the effort of Connecticut native Jim Beloff, who published a series of popular ukulele songbooks and also helped design sleek new ukulele models called The Fluke and The Flea.
    — Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 4 Oct. 2026
Definition of published
Verb
  • Last month, Democracy Docket surpassed 500,000 free email subscribers, the company first told Semafor, including 70,000 subscribers paying $10 a month or $120 per year.
    — Max Tani, semafor.com, 5 Oct. 2026
  • China-Japan relations have come under heavy strain since Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi told parliament in November last year that Japan could get militarily involved in the event of a Chinese invasion of Taiwan.
    — Anniek Bao,Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 5 Oct. 2026
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“Enunciated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enunciated. Accessed 5 Oct. 2026.

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