Thesaurus results for DICTION

diction

noun

ˈdik-shən

as in articulation

the clear and accurate pronunciation of words especially in public speaking Shakespearean actors with very good diction

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as in language

the way in which something is put into words the spare diction that is the hallmark of the poetry of Robert Frost

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Recent Examples of diction The spice that makes this dish work is Carl's precious decor and fussiness about keeping the place impeccable, communicated with exquisite diction by the burly Scales. —

Jim Higgins, jsonline.com, 27 Oct. 2025 The nearly 6-foot actor was made to look a foot shorter; given a balding, combover haircut; and was forced to adopt a completely new diction and set of mannerisms. —

Max Gao, NBC news, 18 Oct. 2025 The first three were post-dictions of inflation; the latter four were predictions that had not yet been observed when they were made. —

Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 23 Sep. 2025 Raised in the Highbridge section of the Bronx not far from where DJ Kool Herc threw the 1973 party revered as rap music’s spiritual baby shower, Cardi bookends those songs with experiments in accentuating and contrasting her distinctly New York diction. —

Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 22 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for diction

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This simple explanation may be the most precise articulation yet of why Wall Street — despite spending billions deploying AI across trading, compliance, and back-office operations — remains deeply reluctant to hand autonomous agents the keys to anything that actually matters.

— Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 13 May 2026
Yet rather than offering a clear articulation of Beijing’s ambitions, many participants framed their answers in the opposite—insisting that what China does not want is to become a superpower in the image of the United States.

— Yu Jie, Time, 13 May 2026