1
as in speaking
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 announcing
to make known openly or publicly
today the President enunciated a new foreign policy
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3
as in uttering
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 enunciating
The Justice Department and the Democratic attorneys general of 16 states and the District of Columbia submitted an amicus brief enunciating the same basic point.
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Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 6 Jan. 2026
Yasmina spent much of her time enunciating Uz-bek-i-stan for people, spelling it out.
—Joan Silber, New Yorker, 30 Nov. 2025
Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 6 Jan. 2026
Yasmina spent much of her time enunciating Uz-bek-i-stan for people, spelling it out.
—Joan Silber, New Yorker, 30 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for enunciating
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In addition to Trump speaking to players over speakerphone, the White House and the President also touted the men’s team’s win over Canada on social media.—
Connor Greene,
Time,
24 Feb. 2026
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The general has said that any operation would be made all the more difficult by a lack of allied support, this person said, speaking like others on the condition of anonymity to discuss private conversations.—
John Hudson,
Arkansas Online,
24 Feb. 2026
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The mayor advanced his efforts to ease these financial burdens by announcing that every city agency would be required to appoint a chief savings officer tasked with identifying savings within a 45-day window.—
Julie Samuels,
New York Daily News,
22 Feb. 2026
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Despite the defeat, the president digs in, announcing a new 15 percent global tariff to replace the measures struck down by the court, and lashed out at the justices who struck it down.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
22 Feb. 2026
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About 10%-20% of people with the condition also have what’s known as coprolalia, which manifests in people involuntarily uttering profanity, ethnic slurs and other socially unacceptable words or phrases.—
Martha Ross,
Mercury News,
23 Feb. 2026
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Onscreen, Benedict apologizes for kissing Sophie during a moment of passion near the cottage and reiterates his intent to find work for her without ever uttering the word mistress.—
Savannah Walsh,
Vanity Fair,
30 Jan. 2026
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It might also be criticized for saying nothing about whether any or all of that money should be rebated to the countries that paid the money and the companies that experienced price increases for their products as a result of higher tariffs.—
Cal Thomas,
Arkansas Online,
24 Feb. 2026
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Some 40 city employees sued the city, saying they were wrongly exposed to asbestos during the months-long renovation.—
Jeff McDonald,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
24 Feb. 2026
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In last night’s speech, the President was only interested in declaring victory.—
Austin Elias-de Jesus,
New Yorker,
25 Feb. 2026
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At the time, Lunday, then the Coast Guard’s acting commandant, responded by declaring those symbols prohibited, though the language somehow still found its way into a new workplace harassment manual.—
Brian Niemietz,
New York Daily News,
25 Feb. 2026
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If Schoen is talking money but doesn’t have the final call on contracts, how will that impact which players the Giants ultimately both pursue and sign?—
Pat Leonard,
New York Daily News,
23 Feb. 2026
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Lisa Rinna's lips were made for talking.—
David Oliver,
USA Today,
23 Feb. 2026
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If Beijing is articulating its asks, Washington should articulate its own, from clemency for Jimmy Lai to substantive and measurable cooperation on Ukraine.—
Dewardric L. McNeal,
CNBC,
13 Feb. 2026
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At Davos, Dimon addressed geopolitical risk and America’s role in the world without attacking individuals, while still articulating a worldview grounded in alliances, stability, and democratic resilience.—
Robert Daugherty,
Forbes.com,
22 Jan. 2026
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South African police only began publishing the race of those murdered on farms under pressure last year.—
Anderson Cooper,
CBS News,
23 Feb. 2026
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An editor verified the accuracy of the information before publishing.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
23 Feb. 2026
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“Enunciating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enunciating. Accessed 28 Feb. 2026.
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