1
as in voice
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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as in statement
something that is said
celebrities whose every utterance is treated as though it were newsworthy
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Recent Examples of utterance
An argument over the appropriateness of the scene between Chase and Brown allegedly included an utterance of the N-word by Chase, which led to Brown storming off the set.
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Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 30 Dec. 2025
Then the language network parses that, finding familiar chunks in the utterance and using them as pointers to stored representations of meaning.
—Quanta Magazine, 5 Dec. 2025
The slopverse simply expands that situation—and massively, down to every utterance.
—Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 26 Nov. 2025
One of the few people that, with a single utterance, could move billions is Taylor Swift.
—Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 13 Oct. 2025
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Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 30 Dec. 2025
Then the language network parses that, finding familiar chunks in the utterance and using them as pointers to stored representations of meaning.
—Quanta Magazine, 5 Dec. 2025
The slopverse simply expands that situation—and massively, down to every utterance.
—Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 26 Nov. 2025
One of the few people that, with a single utterance, could move billions is Taylor Swift.
—Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 13 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for utterance
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Venevision, which like most private networks dropped coverage critical of the government in recent years, has reopened its airwaves to anti-government voices, covering opposition leader María Corina Machado's every move in Washington since Maduro's capture.—
EGINA GARCIA CANO,
Arkansas Online,
8 Feb. 2026
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This veteran droid is an even more Disneyfied version of VINCENT, who talks — for some reason — with the voice of legendary screen cowboy Slim Pickens.—
Richard Edwards,
Space.com,
8 Feb. 2026
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The announcement by Mohsin Naqvi came a day after a regional affiliate of the Islamic State group, identifying itself as Islamic State in Pakistan, claimed responsibility in a statement carried by its Amaq News Agency.—
MUNIR AHMED,
Arkansas Online,
8 Feb. 2026
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Four people, including some children, were hurt when a 49-year-old man drove into the front of the Truckee Safeway on Saturday afternoon, town police said in a statement.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Feb. 2026
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Bad Bunny took us through tableaux of Latinx joy, with different expressions of beautiful hair in each vignette.—
Marci Robin,
Allure,
9 Feb. 2026
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Rapper Snoop Dogg wears a blank expression, moments after watching Team USA's Lindsey Vonn crash out of the women’s downhill in Cortina d’Ampezzo this morning.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
8 Feb. 2026
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Mostly Mute Monday tells an astronomical story in images, visuals, and no more than 200 words.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
9 Feb. 2026
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Each puzzle has exactly one solution, so watch out for words or items that seem to belong to multiple categories!—
Mark Cooper,
New York Times,
9 Feb. 2026
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Founded in Norway by Gine Margrethe, Bob Beauté is a minimalist beauty brand grounded in high quality, multifunctional formulations.—
Kathryn Hopkins,
Footwear News,
10 Feb. 2026
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Midlife women should speak with their doctors about their personal risk when taking hormone replacement therapy (HRT), since certain formulations can increase clotting risk.—
Helen Carefoot,
Flow Space,
10 Feb. 2026
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“Utterance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/utterance. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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