Thesaurus results for UTTERANCES

utterances

noun

plural of utterance

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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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something that is said celebrities whose every utterance is treated as though it were newsworthy

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Recent Examples of utterances 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 Which of the current President’s utterances will be suitable for engraving? — Alex Ross, New Yorker, 19 Mar. 2026 Across the continent, among allies that usually tread carefully in responding to utterances from the White House, the response was immediate and emphatic, and recognized an existential threat to the transatlantic alliance. — Tim Lister, CNN Money, 18 Jan. 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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One theory is that English and European voices provide an air of authority, even legitimacy, to a sport which, while embraced by millions in America, is still ‘foreign’, certainly when compared to NFL, baseball and basketball.

— Nick Miller, New York Times, 18 July 2026
When our voices are centered in the decision-making process, the result is more meaningful, more innovative, more representative and ultimately stronger for everyone.

— Keely Cat-Wells, Forbes.com, 18 July 2026

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Higher proof expressions, heritage production methods and transparency around ingredients have all become growing points of interest as the category continues to evolve.

— Amber Love Bond, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
Under his watch almost three years ago, FIFA unexpectedly announced a compressed bidding timeline for the 2034 World Cup, giving countries less than a month to submit expressions of interest.

— Tom Kludt, Vanity Fair, 17 July 2026

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And while Argentina’s culture of talk therapy may turn psychic suffering into words on the therapist’s couch, fans may be reassured that the pros are trained to translate their nerves into strategy on the pitch.

— Caitlin Stephen Hu, CNN Money, 18 July 2026
As seen in a video posted by Fanatics on Instagram and X, the former NFL quarterback traded words with Paul face-to-face before slapping him, and was ultimately pulled away.

— Ingrid Vasquez, PEOPLE, 18 July 2026

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Season34, a Coral Gables, Florida brand, launched nine hormone-free formulations built so users can combine them without exceeding global safety thresholds for any ingredient.

— Hanna Wickes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 July 2026
Consumers are becoming increasingly comfortable interrogating formulations rather than simply admiring them, and that changes the relationship between brand and buyer in ways the industry is only beginning to understand.

— Kate Hardcastle, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026

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