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utters

verb

present tense third-person singular of utter

as in emits

to send forth using the vocal chords she tried not to utter a sound as the doctor gave her a flu shot

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to express (a thought or emotion) in words never uttered a single comment at the meeting

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Recent Examples of utters Rao wrote and co-produced the comedy, and nobody in it utters a line. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 4 Oct. 2026 Over the course of Decay, Godflesh‘s 10th and supposedly penultimate album, frontman Justin Broadrick utters less than 150 words total in just 42 minutes. — Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 24 Sep. 2026 And finally, if person A utters a needlessly wordy or detailed expression that is technically synonymous with a single term, person B may take A to implicate that the term does not apply to the person or event under discussion. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 22 Sep. 2026 In Japanese, the hero utters the name of the series to a villain in a parting one liner. — Gene Park, Washington Post, 23 Aug. 2026 At the film’s end, Abbie Cornish as Fanny hears secondhand about Keats’s death and utters a cry that is almost too much to bear — a cry that feels too real. — Sarah Chihaya, Vulture, 16 July 2026 Yet Cornelius Krull, the patriarch, speaks only a German dialect and never utters more than two words. — Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 14 May 2026 The phrase also sometimes is used as a battle cry and has been employed by those with a nefarious agenda to instill fear of anyone who utters it and to raise concerns about Islam itself, according to Muslim scholars and civil rights advocates. — Michelle Krupa, CNN Money, 11 Jan. 2026 Falduto utters the words as his character Billy to Dewey, playing the opinionated student who becomes the stylist for the band. — Kevin Jacobsen, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Dec. 2025

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On the coast, the air stays warmer and thinner as the ocean emits the heat it’s stored through the summer.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2026
Photoluminescence occurs when a material absorbs energy and subsequently emits light.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of emits

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Propagating the Chair To understand the geometric intuition behind the Chair44 shape, Tsiokos says, imagine a large cube composed of eight tiny cubes that are joined together.

— Rachel Crowell, Scientific American, 12 Oct. 2026
Changes in the adolescent brain make teenagers increasingly attentive to their social worlds, says Wayne State University psychology professor Hannah Schacter.

— Ashley Lynch, Sacbee.com, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of says

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Rooms The 149 guestrooms and 37 suites come alive in interiors inspired by ocean waves and the dusky skies of the Hollywood Hills, so the palette is moody, the finishes are polished, but nothing whispers.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Oct. 2026
Not considering some of the Looney Tunes whispers that have trickled out from behind Payton’s orange and blue curtain.

— Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of whispers

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Great Again message that, in particular, speaks to the deindustrialization experienced by the Rust Belt states, including Ohio.

— Naomi Lim, The Washington Examiner, 14 Oct. 2026
The exchange speaks to a broader shift in how craft is continuing to be understood, not as a static inheritance but as a living body of knowledge, continually shaped by those who practice it.

— Thomas Waller, Footwear News, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of speaks

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The Washington Examiner delivers the decisions from Washington that affect businesses, workers, investors, and consumers every day.

— Washington Examiner, The Washington Examiner, 17 Oct. 2026
Week 7 delivers great games on the schedule, and Underdog is offering new users a chance to get $100 in bonuses from a $5 wager using promo code FOXNEWS.

— OutKick, FOXNews.com, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of delivers

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Based on Aira Bonfim’s in-depth research, the short film tells the story of Dona Carlota Rezende, the coach of the pioneering female football team Primavera Atlético Clube, in the 1940s.

— Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 12 Oct. 2026
Tasca tells Robb Report that the original developmental vines were obtained through a nursery that sold them only for trial purposes, but then the experiment became part of a larger initiative.

— Mike DeSimone, Robb Report, 11 Oct. 2026

Definition of tells

Verb

Podcasts editor Drew Broussard squeaks in under the wire to return this crew to form.

— Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 2 Oct. 2026
Its movements and squeaks change in response to the person interacting with it, giving caregivers another way to reduce distress and encourage engagement.

— Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 30 Aug. 2026

Definition of squeaks

Verb

In his weekly short meetings with the media, Dobbins still talks fast, brings energy, says something funny.

— Troy Renck, Denver Post, 10 Oct. 2026
Correspondent Faith Salie talks with #1 draft pick Kelsie Whitmore; catcher Maggie Foxx; commissioner Justine Siegal; and CEO Keith Stein about what the new league means for women and sports.

— David Morgan, CBS News, 8 Oct. 2026

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