Thesaurus results for UTTERANCE

utterance

noun

ˈə-tə-rən(t)s

Definition of utterance

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 To claim yourself as a Carrie, Miranda, Charlotte, or Samantha is to declare intentions, goals, and values in a single utterance. — Elisabeth Garber-Paul, Rolling Stone, 20 Sep. 2026 While everyone else is staring at dot plots and hanging on Jensen Huang's every utterance, Illumina (ILMN) has been quietly doing what good charts do. — Josh Brown,sean Russo, CNBC, 17 Sep. 2026 No coach claimed it, no campaign minted it, and more than three decades later, tracing down its first utterance remains a tall order. — Ira Gorawara, New York Times, 5 Sep. 2026 His public utterances will brim with courtly niceties, and with legal and ecclesiastical arcana. — Literary Hub, 28 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for utterance

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Noun

This latest round of funding supports an exciting range of projects from emerging creatives forging new paths to established voices exploring new creative territory.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 13 Oct. 2026
Hinds’ voice returns at the end to ask as the iconic lion, Aslan (who will be voiced by Meryl Streep), is formed out of some sort of cosmic dust to roar.

— Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of voice

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In a statement posted to Facebook, the Wichita Police Department asked anyone with video of the incident to upload it so investigators could take a look.

— Dennis Romero, NBC news, 18 Oct. 2026
In a 2024 interview with TIME, Netanyahu denied making the statement, insisting that the payments were meant to prevent a humanitarian catastrophe.

— Eric Cortellessa, Time, 18 Oct. 2026

Definition of statement

Noun

Photographed and directed by Gabriel Moses, the campaign brings each icon into sharp focus, placing them at the center of a crowd as a powerful expression of individuality.

— Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 15 Oct. 2026
Some movements feel unnatural, facial expressions are exaggerated, and small details occasionally fall into the uncanny valley or break rules of logical consistency.

— Britta Miller, The Washington Examiner, 14 Oct. 2026

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