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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On their walk home, Pérez’s daughter leaned over her brother and chided him for speaking Spanish in public.—
Melissa Sanchez,
ProPublica,
10 Oct. 2025 -
In 2019, when speaking to Trunk Nation, McKagan said that following their massively successful Not in This Lifetime reunion tour, which saw Slash and McKagan return after nearly two decades, the band had an LP in the works.—
Charisma Madarang,
Rolling Stone,
9 Oct. 2025
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Moorish, 53, however, shared her excitement in a comment on her daughter’s post announcing the news.—
Bailey Richards,
PEOPLE,
11 Oct. 2025
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During a late September ceremony at the Johnson Space Center announcing the new class of NASA astronauts, Acting NASA Administrator and Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy spoke about the competition for space dominance.—
Matthew Glasser,
ABC News,
11 Oct. 2025
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So Schwarber stood there, all right, uttering phrases no player on any team ever wants to utter during this time of year.—
Jayson Stark,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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After going viral in June 2024 with a video in Nashville, uttering her signature catchphrase, Welch quickly found representation with The Penthouse management, having since launched her Talk Tuah podcast and announced the upcoming DocTuah documentary about her sudden rise to fame.—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
3 Oct. 2025
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Israel's retaliatory offensive has displaced around 90% of Gaza's population of some 2 million, often multiple times, and restrictions on humanitarian aid have contributed to a severe hunger crisis, with experts saying Gaza City is experiencing famine.—
Stephen Sorace,
FOXNews.com,
8 Oct. 2025
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As per the custom with these annual lineup announcements, the Hall is not saying which figures will be presenting and which will be performing, or who will be feting who.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
8 Oct. 2025
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DeWine imposed a 90-day ban on intoxicating hemp by declaring a consumer product emergency.—
Jessie Balmert,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
8 Oct. 2025
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The American withdrawal from Iraq in 2011 created the vacuum into which Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi marched, declaring a caliphate and seizing territory the size of Britain.—
Aviva Klompas,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Oct. 2025
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She’s been talking to private equity about the idea of selling her practice.—
Kenzi Abou-Sabe,
NBC news,
9 Oct. 2025
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The show was born at a Mipcom dinner a couple of years back where Jonathan Shrank, TheSoul Publishing VP, Streaming & Content Partnerships, and Julia Rowlands, SVP Co-Productions, Sales and Acquisitions, Banijay Kids & Family, were talking abut their pets.—
John Hopewell,
Variety,
9 Oct. 2025
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Last week in Chicago, federal agents descended in a Blackhawk to clear out an entire apt complex, dragging children out of their beds and zip-tying residents for hours without articulating any probable cause.—
Carlo Versano,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Oct. 2025
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In business, this looks like clearly articulating your value proposition, financial parameters and client expectations.—
Mike Ott,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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The filing accuses Day of not paying at least $850,000 to Evans, including money sourced via publishing advances from Kobalt and payments related to Day’s leading role in the Netflix horror film The Deliverance.—
Andrew Flanagan,
Variety,
8 Oct. 2025
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An editor verified the accuracy of the information before publishing.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
8 Oct. 2025
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“Enunciating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enunciating. Accessed 15 Oct. 2025.
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