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as in says
the right to express a wish, choice, or opinion
everyone will have a voice in the decision of where to go for our vacation
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as in expressions
an act, process, or means of putting something into words
a publisher who used his newspaper as a voice for his extreme conservatism
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as in singers
one who sings
one of the great voices of her generation
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as in expresses
to make known (as an idea, emotion, or opinion)
voiced a suggestion about where to go
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Recent Examples of voices
Kayla Hayempour, NBC news, 6 Apr. 2026
Voters on The Star’s french fry polls have made their voices heard, making some tough choices along the way.
—Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 6 Apr. 2026
The festival, now in its 55th year, champions rising, new, and distinctive cinematic voices from around the world.
—Indiewire Staff, IndieWire, 6 Apr. 2026
These are the voices of business leaders with their preeminent public respect and nonpartisan guardrails.
—Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Fortune, 6 Apr. 2026
That book involved a version of me channelling a version of my parents’ voices.
—Andrew Marantz, New Yorker, 5 Apr. 2026
Iran’s government is detaining family members and threatening to seize property of Iranian opposition figures in exile, some told the Associated Press, in the latest crackdown on dissenting voices as the war rages on.
—Amir-Hussein Radjy, Los Angeles Times, 5 Apr. 2026
Prayers are still raised — even with fewer voices.
—ABC News, 5 Apr. 2026
Piker is one of the few prominent left-wing voices operating in digital spaces where young men congregate.
—Jesus Mesa, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2026
Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Apr. 2026
In Pizza Movie, Dan Radcliffe voices a butterfly named Lysander.
—Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 3 Apr. 2026
Yuki Kaji voices the title character Mao, with Natsumi Kawaida as Nanoka Kiba.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 3 Apr. 2026
Eugene Mirman, real name Yevgeny Mirman, voices the role of Gene Belcher on the long-running Fox series.
—Phil Helsel, NBC news, 2 Apr. 2026
Keegan-Michael Key, who voices Toad, also showed up fully in character.
—Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 27 Mar. 2026
John Tui voices Moana’s no-nonsense father, Chief Tui; Frankie Adams plays Moana’s playful and strong-willed mother, Sina; and Rena Owen is Moana’s revered Gramma Tala.
—Erik Pedersen, Deadline, 23 Mar. 2026
Gosling voices the film’s thought-provoking questions about victimization and villainy with full commitment, and his rigidity — that tall posture, those limitless eyes — add another layer to the work.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 20 Mar. 2026
Although Macfarlane voices Stan and is the biggest name attached to the show, for most of its existence, the series was handled by the other co-creators Mike Barker and Matt Weitzman; Weitzman is still co-showrunner of the series along with Brian Boyle.
—Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 28 Feb. 2026
Noun
The action, whether intentional or not, reflects a harmful pattern that minimizes Black voices and their experiences.
—Kayla Hayempour, NBC news, 6 Apr. 2026
Voters on The Star’s french fry polls have made their voices heard, making some tough choices along the way.
—Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 6 Apr. 2026
The festival, now in its 55th year, champions rising, new, and distinctive cinematic voices from around the world.
—Indiewire Staff, IndieWire, 6 Apr. 2026
These are the voices of business leaders with their preeminent public respect and nonpartisan guardrails.
—Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Fortune, 6 Apr. 2026
That book involved a version of me channelling a version of my parents’ voices.
—Andrew Marantz, New Yorker, 5 Apr. 2026
Iran’s government is detaining family members and threatening to seize property of Iranian opposition figures in exile, some told the Associated Press, in the latest crackdown on dissenting voices as the war rages on.
—Amir-Hussein Radjy, Los Angeles Times, 5 Apr. 2026
Prayers are still raised — even with fewer voices.
—ABC News, 5 Apr. 2026
Piker is one of the few prominent left-wing voices operating in digital spaces where young men congregate.
—Jesus Mesa, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2026
Verb
Announced ahead of the film's release, Glen Powell voices Fox McCloud, the spaceship-piloting fox first introduced in the 1993 adventure game Star Fox.
—Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Apr. 2026
In Pizza Movie, Dan Radcliffe voices a butterfly named Lysander.
—Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 3 Apr. 2026
Yuki Kaji voices the title character Mao, with Natsumi Kawaida as Nanoka Kiba.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 3 Apr. 2026
Eugene Mirman, real name Yevgeny Mirman, voices the role of Gene Belcher on the long-running Fox series.
—Phil Helsel, NBC news, 2 Apr. 2026
Keegan-Michael Key, who voices Toad, also showed up fully in character.
—Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 27 Mar. 2026
John Tui voices Moana’s no-nonsense father, Chief Tui; Frankie Adams plays Moana’s playful and strong-willed mother, Sina; and Rena Owen is Moana’s revered Gramma Tala.
—Erik Pedersen, Deadline, 23 Mar. 2026
Gosling voices the film’s thought-provoking questions about victimization and villainy with full commitment, and his rigidity — that tall posture, those limitless eyes — add another layer to the work.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 20 Mar. 2026
Although Macfarlane voices Stan and is the biggest name attached to the show, for most of its existence, the series was handled by the other co-creators Mike Barker and Matt Weitzman; Weitzman is still co-showrunner of the series along with Brian Boyle.
—Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 28 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for voices
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The idea, Was says, was to focus on Weir’s songs and the characters in them rather than on the jammy side of the Dead.—
David Browne,
Rolling Stone,
17 Feb. 2026
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It was given a 60 percent chance of cyclone formation through seven says—a 10- percentage-point increase over the previous day.—
Joe Edwards,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 Aug. 2025
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Angel’s Envy drops its Cask Strength expressions just once a year, and whiskey fans usually snap them up very quickly.—
Jonah Flicker,
Robb Report,
1 Apr. 2026
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José is powered by IntEngine, IntBot's proprietary system that combines vision, audio and language in real time to coordinate speech, facial expressions and gestures.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
1 Apr. 2026
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Appearing alongside a live band and several backup singers, the Nigerian singer offered an evocative rendition of the emotional ballad, off her most recent EP, Love Is a Kingdom.—
Emily Zemler,
Rolling Stone,
1 Apr. 2026
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Back in 2022, organizers put on the American Song Contest, which featured singers from all 50 states and hosts Kelly Clarkson and Snoop Dogg.—
Gil Kaufman,
Billboard,
31 Mar. 2026
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Whale lusts after a hunky gardener (Brendan Fraser) and persuades him to pose for a few sketches; Julian, though bisexual, expresses no such interest in Lori, and any art-making turns out to be a gratifyingly mutual endeavor.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
3 Apr. 2026
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Andrew Harnik / Getty Images The president is fond of Bondi, and expresses personal affection for her in private conversations, multiple sources said earlier this week.—
Sarah N. Lynch,
CBS News,
2 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The Artemis 2 astronauts have also seen parts of the far side of the moon never before directly viewed by humans.—
Robert Z. Pearlman,
Space.com,
7 Apr. 2026
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In areas where food is plentiful, including salmon-rich river habitat in parts of Canada, some can grow to 1,000 pounds, or half a ton.—
Sharon Bernstein,
Sacbee.com,
7 Apr. 2026
Noun
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In 2023, the FDA banned compounding pharmacies (non-standard pharmacies that produce customized formulations for patients) from producing 14 specific peptides.—
Mary Walrath-Holdridge,
USA Today,
1 Apr. 2026
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What’s Really on Shelves Reduced and alternative sugar formulations built on monk fruit, allulose, stevia and date syrup are expanding across retail.—
Allison Palmer,
Sacbee.com,
30 Mar. 2026
Verb
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That code states that price changes cannot be made unilaterally without stating a valid reason in advance.—
Nick Vivarelli,
Variety,
7 Apr. 2026
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While Offset’s friends tended to him, Merritt ran up to them and began throwing punches, the report states.—
Milena Malaver,
Miami Herald,
7 Apr. 2026
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McCormick shares fell 8% over the past week.—
Liz Napolitano,
CNBC,
4 Apr. 2026
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Anthropic's showdown with the Pentagon this year left OpenAI looking like the bad guy, and just this week Bloomberg reported that demand is weakening for private shares of OpenAI in the secondary market.—
Alexei Oreskovic,
Fortune,
3 Apr. 2026
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“Voices.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/voices. Accessed 8 Apr. 2026.
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