voices 1 of 2

plural of voice
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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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voices

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verb

present tense third-person singular of voice

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Recent Examples of voices
Noun
But because progress requires more voices, more perspectives, and a willingness to listen across differences. — Halla Tómasdóttir, Time, 16 Oct. 2026 The blend, like how Serj and I sing together and how our personalities are so different, and our voices are so different, and our attitudes even are so different—AI would never in a million years guess that would work. — Steve Appleford, SPIN, 15 Oct. 2026 As for Timberland, the company is celebrating the communities, faces and voices that have made the brand their own in a new campaign. — Stephen Garner, Footwear News, 14 Oct. 2026 Curated by Javier Garcia Puerto, the program has been celebrating filmmakers who challenge cinematic conventions, bringing together emerging voices and established directors. — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 14 Oct. 2026 Chatten raises his arms like a conductor as the room’s three thousand other voices sing the chorus back at him. — Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 14 Oct. 2026 Ruffalo raged against the Para-WBD merger over the last year, and was one of the loudest voices up to final days before a settlement was reached in state Attorneys General antitrust suit against the Ellisons. — Dominic Patten, Deadline, 14 Oct. 2026 Press freedom groups and opposition parties, however, denounced the move against Halk TV, calling it yet another step by the government to silence opposition voices. — ABC News, 14 Oct. 2026 The same market pressures pushing media companies toward greater scale and efficiency can undermine the independent reporting and diversity of voices that democracy depends on. — Seth Ashley, The Conversation, 13 Oct. 2026
Verb
For Peyton Elizabeth Lee, who voices the lead character Prue, alongside actors like Carey Mulligan, Mahershala Ali, Angela Bassett, Jake Johnson, and Jacob Tremblay, that experience was quite different. — Bridget Arsenault, Vanity Fair, 14 Oct. 2026 Larson headlined the Apple TV+’s Lessons in Chemistry, earning Emmy, SAG, Critics Choice, and Golden Globe nominations, and voices Rosalina in The Super Mario Galaxy Movie. — Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 14 Sep. 2026 Vasarhelyi, seemingly a less hands-on presence in this project, voices a few more misgivings, at one stage pointedly asking her husband how many people who have previously been guests at their dinner table are now dead. — Guy Lodge, Variety, 5 Sep. 2026 Actor Denis Leary voices the restaurant’s creator, Joe Baum, drawn from decades of archival recordings. — Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2026 When a young team member voices a frustration about workplace flexibility, do not dismiss it as a lack of commitment. — Kent Ingle, Forbes.com, 4 Sep. 2026 Sam Rockwell voices Gunn; the cast also includes Scarlett Johansson and Tom Waits. — Bill Goodykoontz, AZCentral.com, 2 Sep. 2026 Hailee Steinfeld voices a teen discovering her inner magic, with Rashida Jones, Jodie Foster and Walton Goggins filling out the ensemble. — Jack Smart, PEOPLE, 1 Sep. 2026 Bauza also voices both of the leads, Daffy Duck and Porky Pig, in the last Looney Tunes feature, The Day the Earth Blew Up. — James Grebey, Vulture, 25 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for voices
Noun
  • 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
  • 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
Noun
  • Established in 2018, the Universal Composers Initiative was designed to find artists from both traditional and non-conventional professional backgrounds whose creative viewpoints translate into distinctive musical expressions.
    — Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 12 Oct. 2026
  • And yet, in both features, the Azerbaijan rising star Eldar Isgandarov does just that, walking off with some of the funniest bits, the most outrageous expressions, the most unforgettable line readings.
    — Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 12 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • His inner circle included the likes of Madonna, actress Zoë Kravitz and Connor Storrie, models Kate Moss and Anja Rubik, singers Rosé and Charlotte Gainsbourg, plus such legendary figures from the days of Yves as Catherine Deneuve and Betty Catroux.
    — Miles Socha, Footwear News, 12 Oct. 2026
  • Steve Martin and Alison Brown have turned it into a vintage-sounding bluegrass tune and recorded it with an all-star cast of singers and players from that genre, including two of the great living bluegrass vocalists, Del McCoury and Dan Tyminski.
    — Chris Willman, Variety, 8 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • The film certainly expresses an interest in the shifting dynamics of this unconventional unit, especially once Junna does fall pregnant and moves into the family home.
    — Guy Lodge, Variety, 11 Oct. 2026
  • Edward Ferrars expresses his surprise that hunters should be considered a necessity.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 6 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Channels would connect different parts of the system, while the flexible fibers would regulate fluid movement and retain information.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 13 Oct. 2026
  • Witnesses told South Korean media that the attacker appeared to have knives tied to both hands and stabbed people in different parts of the mall while moving up and down the floors on an escalator.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 13 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Injectable medications have been a major part of the market, while oral formulations are adding another format to the category.
    — Emma Clapp, Sacbee.com, 15 Oct. 2026
  • 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
Verb
  • The new spending comes as the group pauses ads in Georgia and North Carolina, states where Democratic candidates Jon Ossoff and Roy Cooper are favored to win.
    — Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 14 Oct. 2026
  • The letter states that Streets and Sanitation has inspected the property multiple times over several years and issued multiple warnings and citations, and that the violations continued despite the fines being paid.
    — Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 13 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • That news knocked about 5% off its shares on July 27 and sent the cost of insuring its debt sharply higher.
    — Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 15 Oct. 2026
  • The Ellison family and RedBird Capital Partners are the sole holders of Skydance’s Class A stock, giving them 100% control the voting shares.
    — Todd Spangler, Variety, 15 Oct. 2026

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“Voices.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/voices. Accessed 19 Oct. 2026.

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