1
as in to speak
to utter clearly and distinctly
enunciate your words, and then you won't have to repeat them so often
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2
as in to announce
to make known openly or publicly
today the President enunciated a new foreign policy
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3
as in to say
to express (a thought or emotion) in words
a paper that enunciates the goals of the environmental organization
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Recent Examples of enunciate
Love’s Travel Stops, a sponsor of Front Row, enunciated a similar concern.
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Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 18 Dec. 2024
And the clean, windswept shape really enunciates this.
—Brett Berk, Architectural Digest, 25 Nov. 2024
James and her colleagues enunciate similar points in their amicus brief.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 3 Sep. 2019
Practice slowing down your speech and enunciating clearly.
—Michael Guan, Forbes, 13 Mar. 2025
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Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 18 Dec. 2024
And the clean, windswept shape really enunciates this.
—Brett Berk, Architectural Digest, 25 Nov. 2024
James and her colleagues enunciate similar points in their amicus brief.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 3 Sep. 2019
Practice slowing down your speech and enunciating clearly.
—Michael Guan, Forbes, 13 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for enunciate
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Tools trained on their past work begin to speak in their voice, write their strategy decks, answer their emails, and craft their public messaging.—
Vibhas Ratanjee,
Forbes.com,
14 Apr. 2025
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Officials said a crisis negotiator then spoke with the individual by phone while a multi-agency response was deployed to the facility.—
Luke Barr,
ABC News,
14 Apr. 2025
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This month, the United Nations World Food Program announced that the Trump administration was terminating emergency food assistance for 14 fragile countries around the world.—
Declan Walsh,
New York Times,
19 Apr. 2025
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One of North Crowley’s best defenders announced his next step.—
Charles Baggarly,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
19 Apr. 2025
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Tucked one of my wings, and just... dodged right out of there, said, 'Hell no, brother.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Apr. 2025
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The child remains in the care and custody of the Office of Refugee Resettlement and was placed with a foster family, the agency said.—
Stepheny Price,
FOXNews.com,
27 Apr. 2025
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Cena has done a masterful job articulating his (kayfabe) disdain for fans.—
Alfred Konuwa,
Forbes.com,
19 Apr. 2025
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The actor, writer, and producer is thoughtful and articulate on the topic and surprisingly optimistic.—
Sam Reed,
Glamour,
17 Apr. 2025
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Image Israel’s security chief accused Netanyahu of impropriety Ronen Bar, the chief of Israel’s domestic security agency, said in an affidavit published yesterday that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had repeatedly pressed him to spy on Israelis who had led and funded anti-government protests.—
Justin Porter,
New York Times,
22 Apr. 2025
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This story was originally published April 22, 2025 at 12:01 AM.—
Kansas City Star Bot,
Kansas City Star,
22 Apr. 2025
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But coarse language is usually uttered privately, behind closed doors.—
Tom Vanden Brook,
USA Today,
23 Apr. 2025
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Phrases and terms that, at one point, held significance to a handful of folks in small, local ecosystems, if uttered by the right standout artist, have the potential to enter the wider cultural lexicon.—
Lawrence Burney,
Pitchfork,
18 Apr. 2025
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There are a couple of reasons why proclaiming the Good News from the Department of State’s website isn’t such good news.—
Chloe Breyer,
New York Daily News,
21 Apr. 2025
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In the ’80s, de-graffiti-fying and air conditioning the subways proclaimed to the world that New York was purring again.—
Justin Davidson,
Curbed,
18 Apr. 2025
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The percentage tells the public how much of the fire perimeter is believed to not go beyond the control lines.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
21 Apr. 2025
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Fast-forward to today, and the experts now tell us students may ...—
James V. Shuls,
National Review,
20 Apr. 2025
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“Enunciate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enunciate. Accessed 30 Apr. 2025.
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