Thesaurus results for UTTERANCES

utterances

noun

plural of utterance

as in voices

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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something that is said celebrities whose every utterance is treated as though it were newsworthy

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Recent Examples of utterances One of the most enduring presidential utterances of the 20th century was also a bald-faced lie. — Tracy Grant, Encyclopedia Britannica, 26 June 2026 Speaking time per person was calculated by summing the duration of each of their utterances and excluding silent gaps. — Ginny Monk, Hartford Courant, 1 June 2026 The room received the work with laughter, snaps, and occasional utterances of that satisfied poetry moan. — Literary Hub, 29 May 2026 For one last time, here’s the Tribune’s Quotes of the Week quiz — with excerpts and utterances from May 17 to 23. — Claire Malon, Chicago Tribune, 23 May 2026 Which of the current President’s utterances will be suitable for engraving? — Alex Ross, New Yorker, 19 Mar. 2026 Across the continent, among allies that usually tread carefully in responding to utterances from the White House, the response was immediate and emphatic, and recognized an existential threat to the transatlantic alliance. — Tim Lister, CNN Money, 18 Jan. 2026 Are there individual cells in the language network that respond to certain utterances, akin to how concept neurons only respond to specific concepts? — Quanta Magazine, 5 Dec. 2025 There were a few words or phrases that Live Translation didn't catch or misunderstood, but the gist of most utterances was caught and accurately translated. — Gabriel Zamora, PC Magazine, 15 Sep. 2025

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The book is structured around the voices of two young women in São Paulo, Ana and Joan, each on the cusp of their eighteenth birthday, each experimenting with their sense of self, with their limits and possibilities.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 24 July 2026
Alina Marazzi is one of the most distinctive voices in Italian cinema.

— Leo Barraclough, Variety, 23 July 2026

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But not always—Herradura just announced the re-release of one of its strongest expressions, Directo de Alambique, which clocks in at 110 proof.

— Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 27 July 2026
Together, both demonstrate how cultural exchange can inspire and create new expressions of food and wine.

— Yuri Shima, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026

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Modi’s gestures, pauses and mannerisms have been turned into viral edits that turn his own words into political jokes.

— ABC News, ABC News, 25 July 2026
The article is, by my estimation, more than 5,000 words, so Horowitch better hope at least some people are still reading or its argument is destined to go begging.

— John Warner, Chicago Tribune, 25 July 2026

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All those experts voted in favor of allowing specialty pharmacies to produce their own formulations of BPC-157 for patients.

— Matthew Perrone, Los Angeles Times, 23 July 2026
Teresa Fleming, director of innovation and research at Bell, said the approval creates an opportunity to develop lighter, more elegant sunscreen formulations that better match evolving consumer expectations.

— Ryma Chikhoune, Footwear News, 21 July 2026

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