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
Post repeated the last line several times, growing louder and more impassioned with each utterance.
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Lyndsey Havens, Billboard, 14 Apr. 2025
The suspicious utterance still seemed to draw a lot of fans.
—Jesse Newell, Kansas City Star, 22 May 2025
For most of her career, and certainly since her portrayal of the harried, unglamorous sketch-show head writer Liz Lemon in 30 Rock coincided with the rise of pop feminism in the late aughts, her every plot and utterance has been widely scrutinized.
—Judy Berman, Time, 1 May 2025
Virtually every utterance is about the team and/or about the grander scheme.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 May 2025
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Lyndsey Havens, Billboard, 14 Apr. 2025
The suspicious utterance still seemed to draw a lot of fans.
—Jesse Newell, Kansas City Star, 22 May 2025
For most of her career, and certainly since her portrayal of the harried, unglamorous sketch-show head writer Liz Lemon in 30 Rock coincided with the rise of pop feminism in the late aughts, her every plot and utterance has been widely scrutinized.
—Judy Berman, Time, 1 May 2025
Virtually every utterance is about the team and/or about the grander scheme.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for utterance
Noun
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While these days a voice recognition computer often listens to the trainees’ commands and reacts to them in real time, the FAA also hires people to operate as pilots on the other end of the radio to better emulate real-life situations.—
Alexandra Skores,
CNN Money,
11 July 2025
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The actor has quite the legacy of voice work, notably bringing to life the lovably frightening Sulley in Pixar’s Monsters Inc. franchise.—
Ryan Gajewski,
HollywoodReporter,
11 July 2025
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In a statement, the CHP said the shooter aimed the gunfire at a black Tesla Model 3.—
Rick Hurd,
Mercury News,
11 July 2025
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Two of the artists who are on the bill for the upcoming birthday event shared comments in a statement.—
Paul Grein,
Billboard,
10 July 2025
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And all of it demonstrating how food exists as an evolving cultural expression of identity and community.—
Brad Japhe,
Forbes.com,
8 July 2025
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Pure speech is afforded broad protection, but the rules for regulating mixed-conduct expression are complicated.—
Taylor Seely,
AZCentral.com,
8 July 2025
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In this superb biography, Joanne Paul goes back to the words More wrote himself, to try and get at More before fame and the accusations against him took hold.—
Gabrielle Bellot,
Literary Hub,
1 July 2025
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Friends and family flooded the comments with words of sympathy and cherished memories of Page.—
Ryan Coleman,
EW.com,
1 July 2025
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This is often prescribed alongside a mild steroid and hydroquinone in a formulation known as triple combination cream.8 Over-the-Counter Skin Lighteners Products with gentler active ingredients are available without a prescription.—
Kelly Burch Published,
Verywell Health,
6 July 2025
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And differences in dosing and formulation must be accounted for.—
Joshua P. Cohen,
Forbes.com,
3 July 2025
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“Utterance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/utterance. Accessed 15 Jul. 2025.
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