1
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
Test your knowledge of who said what this week with the Tribune’s Quotes of the Week quiz, this time with excerpts and utterances from June 8 to 14.
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Grace Miserocchi, Chicago Tribune, 14 June 2025
Every hour, every Truth Social post, and every presidential utterance mattered.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 27 June 2025
Here’s the latest installment of the Tribune’s Quotes of the Week quiz, this time with excerpts and utterances from May 11 to 17.
—Claire Malon, Chicago Tribune, 17 May 2025
Verbatim transcripts, which include every utterance as is, start at $1.75 per minute.
—PCMAG, 18 Mar. 2025
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Grace Miserocchi, Chicago Tribune, 14 June 2025
Every hour, every Truth Social post, and every presidential utterance mattered.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 27 June 2025
Here’s the latest installment of the Tribune’s Quotes of the Week quiz, this time with excerpts and utterances from May 11 to 17.
—Claire Malon, Chicago Tribune, 17 May 2025
Verbatim transcripts, which include every utterance as is, start at $1.75 per minute.
—PCMAG, 18 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for utterance
Noun
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And, sadly, his voice is as necessary as ever: The recent murders of George Floyd and other Black men and women at the hands of the police prove that Do the Right Thing’s racial injustice is still very much with us.—
Tim Grierson,
Vulture,
16 Aug. 2025
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The Pacific Women’s Chorus of San Diego, a chamber chorus for treble voices that performs music ranging from medieval chants to current compositions is recruiting experienced choral sopranos and altos.—
Linda Mcintosh,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
15 Aug. 2025
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She was diagnosed with Lewy body dementia in 2020, the Bezos Family Foundation said in a statement.—
StyleCaster Editors,
StyleCaster,
15 Aug. 2025
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That group of lawmakers will return to the state Friday after the special legislative session ends, the lawmakers said in a statement Thursday.—
Lillie Davidson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
15 Aug. 2025
Noun
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His wife, Becca (Connie Nielsen), wears an expression of perpetual disappointment.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
14 Aug. 2025
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Open Doors, the Locarno Film Festival’s Locarno Pro-organized co-production platform and talent development program for filmmakers from regions where artistic expression is at risk, has wrapped up its 23rd edition with a focus on the African continent.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
12 Aug. 2025
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Humor that has been lost from the words themselves is reinfused via prop comedy — Toby and Andrew do whippits and snort coke in a hot tub; the irate Malvolio demolishes their stash with a hair dryer — but Conlee’s Toby feels underpowered, and Ferguson’s Aguecheek lacks pathos.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
22 Aug. 2025
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Garcia logged into his X account and typed three words.—
Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
21 Aug. 2025
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Good Start is now marketed as Good Start Dr. Brown’s, with three infant formulations: one for gas, fussiness and spit-up; a second for easy digestion and softer poops; and a third that is milk- and lactose-free.—
Sandee LaMotte,
CNN Money,
21 Aug. 2025
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The panel has yet to vote on COVID-19 recommendations, but has endorsed flu shots—limited to single-dose, thimerosal-free formulations.—
Amanda Castro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 Aug. 2025
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“Utterance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/utterance. Accessed 28 Aug. 2025.
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