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as in voice
an act, process, or means of putting something into words
many writers have used poetry as a means to give utterance to their deepest thoughts
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as in statement
something that is said
celebrities whose every utterance is treated as though it were newsworthy
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Recent Examples of utterance
For one last time, here’s the Tribune’s Quotes of the Week quiz — with excerpts and utterances from May 17 to 23.
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Claire Malon, Chicago Tribune, 23 May 2026
Jefferson Lewis, 47, was arrested Thursday for the alleged murder of a five-year-old girl now known as Kumanjayi Little Baby, a pseudonym given by her family as a cultural measure among their Indigenous Warlpiri people to avoid the utterance of a deceased person’s name during a mourning period.
—Angus Watson, CNN Money, 1 May 2026
What makes the trailer magical is the script, in which every utterance sounds more AI generated than the last.
—Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 14 Apr. 2026
Which of the current President’s utterances will be suitable for engraving?
—Alex Ross, New Yorker, 19 Mar. 2026
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Claire Malon, Chicago Tribune, 23 May 2026
Jefferson Lewis, 47, was arrested Thursday for the alleged murder of a five-year-old girl now known as Kumanjayi Little Baby, a pseudonym given by her family as a cultural measure among their Indigenous Warlpiri people to avoid the utterance of a deceased person’s name during a mourning period.
—Angus Watson, CNN Money, 1 May 2026
What makes the trailer magical is the script, in which every utterance sounds more AI generated than the last.
—Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 14 Apr. 2026
Which of the current President’s utterances will be suitable for engraving?
—Alex Ross, New Yorker, 19 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for utterance
Noun
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Even their voices are switched with microchip implants.—
Emily St. Martin,
Los Angeles Times,
13 June 2026
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The pain in her voice is clear a decade later.—
Ted Scouten,
CBS News,
13 June 2026
Noun
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The two suspects, who have not been identified, entered the Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton in Oceanside through a base gate, according to a press release statement from the Naval Criminal Investigative Service.—
Jasmine Mendez,
Los Angeles Times,
14 June 2026
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Wilson shared a video of herself shooting a gun while dressed in her bikini shirt, as well as one of her sipping on a cocktail while sitting on part of the boat wearing the shirt, a visor and a statement necklace.—
Lori A Bashian,
FOXNews.com,
14 June 2026
Noun
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The top-scoring expression matures for an astounding six years in white American oak barrels.—
Brad Japhe,
Forbes.com,
14 June 2026
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Salaviza described the short form as a pure mode of expression in which authentic emotion is fundamental, while von Döhren – drawing on her parallel career as an illustrator – emphasized how effectively the format can convey feeling through storytelling.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
14 June 2026
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Two sides of the building are clad in giant words, the letters 5 feet tall, drawn from his 2015 speech marking the 50th anniversary of the civil rights marches from Selma, Alabama, to Montgomery.—
Susan Page,
USA Today,
15 June 2026
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The ambiguity of Chinese, the way meaning pools in the spaces between words, resists translation.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
15 June 2026
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Citrus, bergamot, orange blossom and fruity accords show up again and again in formulations designed to elevate mood.—
Lauren Jarvis-Gibson,
Charlotte Observer,
17 June 2026
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In Susan Sontag’s classic formulation, camp is failed seriousness, while the tragicomic is a seriousness of failure.—
Eugenie Brinkema,
ARTnews.com,
14 June 2026
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“Utterance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/utterance. Accessed 20 Jun. 2026.
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