enunciating

present participle of enunciate
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Recent Examples of enunciating But Calloway’s performance—her manic and sunny disposition, her inability to read the room, her insistence on over-enunciating the T’s in words like Latin and written—was something to behold. Chris Murphy, Vanity Fair, 23 June 2026 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. 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 But by enunciating general principles, practicing them on numerous examples, and pointing to relevant case law, Chemerinsky and Gillman educate our judgment. Jonathan Marks, Washington Post, 22 Dec. 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for enunciating
Verb
  • But the Bulls expressed definite interest in Kuminga, according to a league source speaking on the condition of anonymity to discuss front-office strategy.
    Joel Lorenzi, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Meteorologically speaking, there are precisely 2,157 hours, or about 89 days, in an autumn in Chicago.
    Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 11 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Under the new system, one voice from a non-selector will introduce each candidate by simply announcing his name and sharing his resume.
    Armando Salguero OutKick, FOXNews.com, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Her sister Erin created a GoFundMe page announcing that she was hospitalized with severe pneumonia and a bacterial infection in her blood.
    Isabelle Farina, Variety, 4 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • The other was a tearing beauty, a creature so lovely that one look at her sent young men’s blood pressure skyward and set them to uttering wild, hoarse cries and tearing telephone directories apart with the bare hands.
    John Madson, Outdoor Life, 1 July 2026
  • All season, Shamea and Porsha have circled each other, barely uttering a direct word, but the tensions seep to the rest of the group, trickling into every interaction.
    Ile-Ife Okantah, Vulture, 29 June 2026
Verb
  • Amodei once made waves by saying AI could replace 50% of white collar jobs, but more recently has called AI a multiplier of jobs.
    Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 5 Sep. 2026
  • The stock is down almost 7% this year, with Goldman saying it's been unfairly punished.
    Michael Bloom, CNBC, 5 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Against the backdrop of the collapsing US-Iran ceasefire, the Houthis retaliated by declaring a naval blockade against Saudi Arabia and threatening ships carrying Saudi exports through Bab al-Mandab.
    Nic Robertson, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2026
  • Mere months after declaring his love for and dedication to the Canadian capital, Tkachuk forced a trade to Florida.
    Mark Lazerus, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • This is Edward, the aging King of England, talking to the ambitious noble Harold Godwinson.
    John Phipps, New Yorker, 5 Sep. 2026
  • While talking with reporters Wednesday, Payton was asked how Denver was preparing for Mahomes, who is coming off major knee surgery in December.
    Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 4 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Ballard said in articulating an initial defense for keeping the veteran wide receiver on the roster heading into the team's regular-season opener against the Baltimore Ravens.
    Armando Salguero OutKick, FOXNews.com, 1 Sep. 2026
  • In contrast, charismatic signaling typically involves articulating a vision that connects present circumstances with a desirable collective future.
    Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • D4vd's principal recording and entertainment company and his music-publishing company are also named in the suit.
    Angeline Jane Bernabe, ABC News, 11 Sep. 2026
  • To hear editor-in-chief Mickey (Jake Lacy) tell it, publishing a literary magazine isn’t just a matter of writing, editing, designing art, selling ad space.
    Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 11 Sep. 2026

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“Enunciating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enunciating. Accessed 16 Sep. 2026.

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