ut·ter·ance
ˈə-tə-rən(t)s 
also ˈə-trən(t)s
ut·ter·ance
ˈə-tə-rən(t)s
ˈə-trən(t)s
archaic
: the last extremity : bitter end
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Noun (2)
many writers have used poetry as a means to give utterance to their deepest thoughts
celebrities whose every utterance is treated as though it were newsworthy
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Ulrich Boser, Forbes, 25 Nov. 2024
With the election only four days away, every utterance is magnified, as Republicans and Democrats battle for any small advantage that might tip the scales in their favor for what’s lining up to be a photo finish.
—Jonathan Easley, The Hill, 1 Nov. 2024
Hate speech laws condemning homophobic utterances have failed to pass for similar reasons.
—Marta Figlerowicz, Foreign Affairs, 7 Aug. 2019
Still, Harris and Democrats do not want the controversy to fester, with every utterance magnified in the final hours before Election Day.
—Jonathan Easley, The Hill, 30 Oct. 2024
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Noun
In fact, of the 16 datasets our team located, four are not made available to researchers; six include utterances from fewer than 300 children (five others had no information about the number of children represented).
—Ulrich Boser, Forbes, 25 Nov. 2024
With the election only four days away, every utterance is magnified, as Republicans and Democrats battle for any small advantage that might tip the scales in their favor for what’s lining up to be a photo finish.
—Jonathan Easley, The Hill, 1 Nov. 2024
Hate speech laws condemning homophobic utterances have failed to pass for similar reasons.
—Marta Figlerowicz, Foreign Affairs, 7 Aug. 2019
Still, Harris and Democrats do not want the controversy to fester, with every utterance magnified in the final hours before Election Day.
—Jonathan Easley, The Hill, 30 Oct. 2024
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“Utterance.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/utterance. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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