utterances

plural of utterance
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as in voices
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 statements
something that is said celebrities whose every utterance is treated as though it were newsworthy

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Recent Examples of utterances When even an unregulated utterance can end a life, and when such utterances are made to go unwitnessed, what remains? — Abdelrahman Elgendy, Time, 6 Oct. 2026 His public utterances will brim with courtly niceties, and with legal and ecclesiastical arcana. — Literary Hub, 28 Aug. 2026 Like a number of Love’s utterances, this one seemed accidentally perfect. — Kelefa Sanneh, New Yorker, 22 Aug. 2026 Iranian state media dutifully report the movements and utterances of most senior officials. — Tim Lister, CNN Money, 19 Aug. 2026 One of the most enduring presidential utterances of the 20th century was also a bald-faced lie. — Tracy Grant, Encyclopedia Britannica, 26 June 2026 Speaking time per person was calculated by summing the duration of each of their utterances and excluding silent gaps. — Ginny Monk, Hartford Courant, 1 June 2026 For one last time, here’s the Tribune’s Quotes of the Week quiz — with excerpts and utterances from May 17 to 23. — Claire Malon, Chicago Tribune, 23 May 2026 Are there individual cells in the language network that respond to certain utterances, akin to how concept neurons only respond to specific concepts? — Quanta Magazine, 5 Dec. 2025
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Noun
  • The nonprofit has championed South Asian voices in film, art and storytelling since 2002, giving a platform to work on subjects such as caste, gender and sexuality.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 9 Oct. 2026
  • The petition calls for a waiver that would allow political groups to use artificial or prerecorded voices in unsolicited wireless calls.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 8 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • In court statements in the Kuvshynovs' suit, Fox acknowledges the tragedy of the deaths of Kuvshynova and Zakrzewski.
    — David Folkenflik, NPR, 4 Oct. 2026
  • The lawyers for three of the men named in Doe’s lawsuit have since issued statements denying wrongdoing.
    — Gloria Pazmino, CNN Money, 3 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • In 2025, the first chime of bells from a mountain pavilion at dawn, accompanied by a gentle morning greeting, creates a space where each collection is experienced independently and explores the versatile expressions of Songmont’s design language.
    — Footwear News, Footwear News, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Observance Dussehra takes on varied cultural expressions across India, shaped by regional rituals and performances.
    — Tamanna Nangia, Encyclopedia Britannica, 5 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Virgo August 23 – September 22 Your words may need a second pass today.
    — Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 9 Oct. 2026
  • August 23 – September 22 Your words may need a second pass today.
    — Tarot.com, Sun Sentinel, 9 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • The formulations still require testing for toxicity, purity and sterility; PMMA’s history of biomedical use does not establish the safety of the complete ink.
    — Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 10 Oct. 2026
  • If drugstore brands follow prestige lines into oil-in-serum formulations, the two-step routine collapses into one.
    — Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 7 Oct. 2026

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“Utterances.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/utterances. Accessed 11 Oct. 2026.

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