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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2
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
Post repeated the last line several times, growing louder and more impassioned with each utterance.
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Lyndsey Havens, Billboard, 14 Apr. 2025
The suspicious utterance still seemed to draw a lot of fans.
—Jesse Newell, Kansas City Star, 22 May 2025
For most of her career, and certainly since her portrayal of the harried, unglamorous sketch-show head writer Liz Lemon in 30 Rock coincided with the rise of pop feminism in the late aughts, her every plot and utterance has been widely scrutinized.
—Judy Berman, Time, 1 May 2025
Virtually every utterance is about the team and/or about the grander scheme.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 May 2025
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Lyndsey Havens, Billboard, 14 Apr. 2025
The suspicious utterance still seemed to draw a lot of fans.
—Jesse Newell, Kansas City Star, 22 May 2025
For most of her career, and certainly since her portrayal of the harried, unglamorous sketch-show head writer Liz Lemon in 30 Rock coincided with the rise of pop feminism in the late aughts, her every plot and utterance has been widely scrutinized.
—Judy Berman, Time, 1 May 2025
Virtually every utterance is about the team and/or about the grander scheme.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for utterance
Noun
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The two, then a couple, became the central faces, voices and songwriters of the group for the four decades that followed.—
Maria Sherman,
Chicago Tribune,
23 July 2025
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Osbourne was one of the most iconic figures in rock, molding the sound and perception of heavy metal with his one-of-a-kind voice and shocking antics.—
Melissa Ruggieri,
USA Today,
23 July 2025
Noun
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Police arrested the 15-year-old boy after an investigation, according to a statement from Elsmere police.—
Quinlan Bentley,
The Enquirer,
23 July 2025
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Scientists had suggested that a companion star may be the cause for its brightening and dimming but have failed to observe it with both NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope and the Chandra X-ray Observatory, per the statement.—
Sara Hashemi,
Smithsonian Magazine,
22 July 2025
Noun
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There was an expression on his face, something between a smile and a smirk.—
Mona Awad,
New Yorker,
20 July 2025
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Through gene expression studies, the team determined these proteins were actively produced and regulated – social control molecules secreted through their natural antennae, the spines.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
20 July 2025
Noun
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By the time our department chief got word that there had been a mass shooting at PittFest, his senior resident was incommunicado.—
Ryan Schwartz,
TVLine,
15 July 2025
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That same night, students got word that the nearby Bee Tree dam was breaching, an event that might have overwhelmed the campus with water.—
Jessica Pishko,
New Yorker,
15 July 2025
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Building a Routine That Works with Your Skin, Not Against It A successful acid routine begins with frequency and formulation.—
Larry Stansbury,
Essence,
14 July 2025
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The floor below those furnishings is made from quite a natural little formulation of linoleum that incorporates a mix of jute fabric, linseed oil, cork flour and natural resins.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
12 July 2025
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“Utterance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/utterance. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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