enunciates

verb

present tense third-person singular of enunciate
1
as in speaks
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 announces
to make known openly or publicly today the President enunciated a new foreign policy

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3
as in utters
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 enunciates In addition, the order enunciates a series of rule recommendations that appear to match NCAA rules and support the collegiate governing body in antitrust litigation against those rules. — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 3 Sep. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for enunciates
  1. speaks
  2. announces
  3. utters
  4. articulates
  5. proclaims
  6. says
  7. expresses
  8. publishes
Verb
  • Where the rest of the writing team really came in, during the uncharacteristically 30-minute long segment, was working on a last minute bit in the back half where Kimmel speaks to an FCC commissioner played by Oscar winner Robert De Niro.
    — Marcus Jones, IndieWire, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Visitors are invited to stop, look and choose the one that speaks most directly to them.
    — Sophia Buonpane, Kansas City Star, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of speaks
Verb
  • After the match, Mick Foley comes to the ring and announces that Statlander will compete in a four-way match for the TBS Championship next week against champion Maya World, Hikaru Shida and Persephone.
    — Rob Wolkenbrod, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2026
  • There’s character aplenty, particularly in a main stand that announces proudly in its brickwork frontage just who are the home team here.
    — Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of announces
Verb
  • At the film’s end, Abbie Cornish as Fanny hears secondhand about Keats’s death and utters a cry that is almost too much to bear — a cry that feels too real.
    — Sarah Chihaya, Vulture, 16 July 2026
  • Yet Cornelius Krull, the patriarch, speaks only a German dialect and never utters more than two words.
    — Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 14 May 2026
Definition of utters
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  • But even more so, the reparations movement articulates the need for a long-term process of undoing the damage done.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 27 July 2026
  • Its Quantum 2030 vision, first launched in 2023 and now entering the implementation phase, articulates a bold set of actions that are aimed at making Ireland an internationally competitive quantum hub for research, innovation, and collaboration.
    — Dr. Jonathan Reichental, Forbes.com, 25 July 2026
Definition of articulates
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  • Standing before her guards, the increasingly dictatorial ruler proclaims herself as the Chosen One to the people of King's Landing.
    — Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Across 45 recipes — each its own kind of breadcrumb-naming treatise — the duo proclaims how versatile the kitchen staple both is and can be.
    — Scott Hocker, TheWeek, 8 June 2026
Definition of proclaims
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  • The company says its quantum gravity gradiometry (QGG) technology can detect extremely small variations in Earth’s gravitational field.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Nate Bailey, the former head of Atlanta’s firefighter union, says he was retaliated against after advocating for better working conditions.
    — AJ Willingham, AJC.com, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of says
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  • The 2027 budget also expresses the state’s intent to gradually increase these percentages and to extend weighted funding to students with disabilities beginning in fiscal year 2028.
    — Jason Burns, The Conversation, 17 Aug. 2026
  • During their wedding, Ann goes off script and expresses her reservations — even as John tries to reassure her.
    — Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of expresses
Verb
  • That sequencing is worth keeping in mind when reading whatever the company publishes next.
    — Ashish Bhatia, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2026
  • ProPublica is a nonpartisan, nonprofit newsroom that publishes investigative reporting in the public interest.
    — Jesse Coburn, ProPublica, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of publishes

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