1
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
Chris Lau, CNN Money, 9 Feb. 2026
While the younger Paul joins a legion of conservative voices who took issue with the choice of Bad Bunny as a headliner in the first place, scores of other celebrities reacted positively to Sunday's show.
—Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 9 Feb. 2026
Meanwhile, media outlets have begun reopening their airwaves to critical voices banished in recent years.
—Egina Garcia Cano, Arkansas Online, 8 Feb. 2026
Ruibal and Iglesias, alongside former Arsenal defender Hector Bellerin (three players who were team-mates at Betis), are some of the most prominent Spanish football voices on wider social issues.
—Colin Millar, New York Times, 8 Feb. 2026
Brundage accompanies his narrative of evolving prison policies with voices and stories of individual men.
—Drew Gilpin Faust, The Atlantic, 8 Feb. 2026
That’s why the state’s recent effort to bring more voices into its process of setting the price of your monthly energy bill is so critical.
—Kendall Keelen, Hartford Courant, 8 Feb. 2026
Mendoza’s staff has been overhauled and some of the most prominent voices in the clubhouse departed.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 8 Feb. 2026
How are our voices being put across?
—Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 8 Feb. 2026
Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 10 Feb. 2026
Scott voices Lincoln Gumb, a down-on-his-luck Vegas lawyer who hires Sheila Flambé (James), a local magician, to help with his courtroom presentations.
—David Faris, TheWeek, 9 Feb. 2026
Larson voices Rosalina, a princess tasked with watching the cosmos.
—Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 9 Feb. 2026
Craig later voices his own worries about his interest in Charley Manley.
—Liza Esquibias, PEOPLE, 28 Jan. 2026
Nagase Anna voices Hikawa Koyuki, with Izumi Fuka as Azumi Miki.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 27 Jan. 2026
Arden Cho, who voices Rumi in the movie, was born in Amarillo to Korean parents in 1985.
—Tim Diovanni, Dallas Morning News, 16 Jan. 2026
MacFarlane voices the titular anthropomorphic teddy bear who remains on the lookout for a good time.
—Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 15 Jan. 2026
In a conversation at BFI Southbank in London, director Josh Safdie revealed that Pattinson voices the ping-pong announcer in the British Open semifinals scene, narrating the match between Marty (Timothée Chalamet) and Bela Kletzki (Geza Rohrig).
—Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 13 Jan. 2026
Noun
Lai, a British passport holder and a practicing Catholic, has powerful voices lobbying for his release in both Britain and the United States.
—Chris Lau, CNN Money, 9 Feb. 2026
While the younger Paul joins a legion of conservative voices who took issue with the choice of Bad Bunny as a headliner in the first place, scores of other celebrities reacted positively to Sunday's show.
—Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 9 Feb. 2026
Meanwhile, media outlets have begun reopening their airwaves to critical voices banished in recent years.
—Egina Garcia Cano, Arkansas Online, 8 Feb. 2026
Ruibal and Iglesias, alongside former Arsenal defender Hector Bellerin (three players who were team-mates at Betis), are some of the most prominent Spanish football voices on wider social issues.
—Colin Millar, New York Times, 8 Feb. 2026
Brundage accompanies his narrative of evolving prison policies with voices and stories of individual men.
—Drew Gilpin Faust, The Atlantic, 8 Feb. 2026
That’s why the state’s recent effort to bring more voices into its process of setting the price of your monthly energy bill is so critical.
—Kendall Keelen, Hartford Courant, 8 Feb. 2026
Mendoza’s staff has been overhauled and some of the most prominent voices in the clubhouse departed.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 8 Feb. 2026
How are our voices being put across?
—Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 8 Feb. 2026
Verb
The decision came after consultation with Stephen's wife of 14 years, Ayesha Curry, who voices a goat named Carol.
—Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 10 Feb. 2026
Scott voices Lincoln Gumb, a down-on-his-luck Vegas lawyer who hires Sheila Flambé (James), a local magician, to help with his courtroom presentations.
—David Faris, TheWeek, 9 Feb. 2026
Larson voices Rosalina, a princess tasked with watching the cosmos.
—Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 9 Feb. 2026
Craig later voices his own worries about his interest in Charley Manley.
—Liza Esquibias, PEOPLE, 28 Jan. 2026
Nagase Anna voices Hikawa Koyuki, with Izumi Fuka as Azumi Miki.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 27 Jan. 2026
Arden Cho, who voices Rumi in the movie, was born in Amarillo to Korean parents in 1985.
—Tim Diovanni, Dallas Morning News, 16 Jan. 2026
MacFarlane voices the titular anthropomorphic teddy bear who remains on the lookout for a good time.
—Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 15 Jan. 2026
In a conversation at BFI Southbank in London, director Josh Safdie revealed that Pattinson voices the ping-pong announcer in the British Open semifinals scene, narrating the match between Marty (Timothée Chalamet) and Bela Kletzki (Geza Rohrig).
—Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 13 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for voices
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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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But today, the 42-year-old says, time would be better spent studying a more niche topic intertwined with AI, like AI for biology—or maybe not a degree at all.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
18 Aug. 2025
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From legal aspirations to a life of art As a girl, I was fascinated by color, texture and creative expressions.—
Anya Sesay,
jsonline.com,
5 Feb. 2026
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His motion veered between expressions of hopelessness and elaborate proposals for prisoner exchanges.—
Kinsey Crowley,
USA Today,
4 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The dialogue is heavily improvised, with Davis letting the singers tell their own stories.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
11 Feb. 2026
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Successful athletes and opera singers were also graduates of this school.—
Charlie Lapastora,
CBS News,
11 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Leferi Chairman Choi In-seok expresses his condolences in his own statement following the late influencer's death.—
Zoey Lyttle,
PEOPLE,
4 Feb. 2026
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No other word expresses so much hatred and bigotry.—
Jordy Fee-Platt,
New York Times,
4 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Snowpack in most of the Northern Hemisphere has shrunk significantly over the past 40 years due to climate change, according to a 2024 Nature study, which found the sharpest declines, between 10% to 20% a decade, in the Southwestern US and large parts of Europe.—
Laura Paddison,
CNN Money,
10 Feb. 2026
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The saltwater fish are most often found in the Caspian Sea, but can be spotted in the South Atlantic regions of North America, the Black Sea and parts of the Pacific Northwest.—
Chad Murphy,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
10 Feb. 2026
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Other estrogen supplements might include herbal remedies in their formulations.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
4 Feb. 2026
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In 2025, the brand also earned Certified B Corporation status, formalizing its long-standing commitments to sustainability and clean formulations.—
Ryma Chikhoune,
Footwear News,
3 Feb. 2026
Verb
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The South would pick up nine seats, Northeast would lose four, Midwest and Plains states down three, Mountain states up three, and West down five.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
11 Feb. 2026
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Advertisement Carney's response points to the Canada-Michigan Crossing Agreement, signed in June 2012, which states that the Canadian government will pay for the bridge, and use toll funds—collected over 30 years—as reimbursement.—
Callum Sutherland,
Time,
10 Feb. 2026
Noun
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For more on why AstraZeneca poured billions into China ahead of the trading debut of its shares in New York, read this.—
Leonie Kidd,
CNBC,
8 Feb. 2026
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Similarly, in the months leading up to 2018, there was a frenzy of investments on initial coin offerings — in which cryptocurrencies were sold much like how companies sell shares during initial public offerings.—
Rafael Nam,
NPR,
7 Feb. 2026
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“Voices.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/voices. Accessed 12 Feb. 2026.
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