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
Jean-Baptiste delivers this utterance with the hollowness of someone who’s just come back from a war instead of a housewife and mother who picks fights with employees at a furniture store.
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Alison Willmore, Vulture, 13 Jan. 2025
At the moment, partisan anger is all the rage, and that finds its utterance.
—John Scott Lewinski, The Washington Examiner, 28 Mar. 2025
Women possessed by the gods were oracles, predicting the future in cryptic utterances.
—Vipin Bharathan, Forbes, 9 Mar. 2025
Once the monkeys learned to match each sound to its associated image, the team introduced different speakers’ utterances of the sounds to see if the association remained.
—Tom Hawking, Popular Science, 12 Feb. 2025
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Alison Willmore, Vulture, 13 Jan. 2025
At the moment, partisan anger is all the rage, and that finds its utterance.
—John Scott Lewinski, The Washington Examiner, 28 Mar. 2025
Women possessed by the gods were oracles, predicting the future in cryptic utterances.
—Vipin Bharathan, Forbes, 9 Mar. 2025
Once the monkeys learned to match each sound to its associated image, the team introduced different speakers’ utterances of the sounds to see if the association remained.
—Tom Hawking, Popular Science, 12 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for utterance
Noun
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Our Cannes slate is wild, smart, and deeply rooted in voices that matter.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
12 May 2025
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Write in your natural voice People trust what feels authentic.—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes.com,
12 May 2025
Noun
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Also: five pencils are enough The Chinese government did not immediately issue a statement on the negotiations or confirm whether a deal was struck.—
Joey Garrison,
USA Today,
12 May 2025
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Elisabeth Baeten, a Galaxy Zoo project volunteer from Leuven, Belgium, said in the statement.—
Samantha Mathewson,
Space.com,
11 May 2025
Noun
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For the next hour, Baghi brought out bottle after bottle until there were about a dozen arrayed on the table, each a subtly different expression.—
Simon Willis,
Travel + Leisure,
10 May 2025
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Although the expression carries a list price of $59, the average retail price in the US, according to Wine Searcher, is $194.—
Joseph V Micallef,
Forbes.com,
10 May 2025
Noun
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The words take on an emotional second meaning after Todd's death, playing like a farewell message from the actor himself, and that's not by accident.—
Brendan Morrow,
USA Today,
18 May 2025
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Read every single word, as there will be a pop quiz this week to test your knowledge.—
Michael Russo,
New York Times,
17 May 2025
Noun
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Ever since the brand launched in 2007, it's become an Allure Best of Beauty-winning mainstay for its impressive skin-protecting and nourishing formulations that don't contain oxybenzone, octinoxate, parabens, and 1,600 other ingredients on the brand's No List.—
Sarah Han,
Allure,
2 May 2025
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For instance, consumers in tropical climates prefer lightweight formulations for beauty products.—
Bhavesh Gupta,
Forbes.com,
29 Apr. 2025
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“Utterance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/utterance. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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