utterances

noun

plural of utterance
1
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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2
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 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 The room received the work with laughter, snaps, and occasional utterances of that satisfied poetry moan. — Literary Hub, 29 May 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 There were a few words or phrases that Live Translation didn't catch or misunderstood, but the gist of most utterances was caught and accurately translated. — Gabriel Zamora, PC Magazine, 15 Sep. 2025
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  1. voices
  2. statements
  3. expressions
  4. words
  5. formulations
Noun
  • One of the loudest voices in the cattle world agitating against the border reopening is Bill Bullard, the CEO of R-CALF, a national association of independent cattle and sheep farmers.
    — Max Saltman, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2026
  • Casting also plays an important role in promoting diversity, by opening the doors to new voices, new expressions and a broader range of people on screen.
    — Marta Balaga, Variety, 22 Aug. 2026
Definition of voices
Noun
  • In their statements, the former presidents praised both Parton’s music and philanthropic endeavors.
    — Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 26 Aug. 2026
  • The parents' statements about the baby's condition have not been independently confirmed by USA TODAY Network.
    — Brandi D. Addison, USA Today, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of statements
Noun
  • The Wiener Werkstätte’s undue obscurity may have something to do with not only those epistolary expressions of skepticism by the founding fathers of the Frankfurt School, but also Hoffmann’s latter-day Nazism, which in this show goes unmentioned.
    — Emily Watlington, ARTnews.com, 24 Aug. 2026
  • Non-age-statement expressions began showing up everywhere, replacing the numbers on the labels of classic single malts from Nikka and Suntory, which launched Hibiki Harmony as a NAS expression to satisfy consumers’ demand.
    — Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 23 Aug. 2026
Definition of expressions
Noun
  • Food and drink Name two more delightful words in the English language than ‘breakfast buffet’.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Aug. 2026
  • Here's what the people building these things had to say, in their own words.
    — John Koetsier, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2026
Definition of words
Noun
  • Beyond removing the psychological and practical barrier of injections, oral formulations are not reliant on syringes or refrigeration and are cheaper to manufacture.
    — Perdita Nouril, Vogue, 21 Aug. 2026
  • High-potency formulations of marijuana may carry greater risks for problematic use.
    — Omer Awan, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of formulations

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“Utterances.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/utterances. Accessed 30 Aug. 2026.

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