enunciation

as in articulation
the clear and accurate pronunciation of words especially in public speaking a radio announcer who is known for his very careful enunciation

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Noun
  • Crisp articulation of ideas trumps verbosity, fostering a culture that treasures originality and respect for the reader’s time.
    Cornelia C. Walther, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2025
  • To be sure, the country has never lived up to the loftiest articulation of its values in either its domestic politics or its international behavior.
    Alexander Cooley, Foreign Affairs, 7 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu unsuccessfully campaigned against the deal with a speech to Congress that was blasted by many Democrats.
    Alexander Nazaryan, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 21 Mar. 2025
  • As these systems become more regularly integrated into health care, social service and legal settings, hallucinations in automatic speech recognition could lead to inaccurate clinical or legal outcomes that harm patients, criminal defendants or families in need of social support.
    Anna Choi, The Conversation, 21 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Scheer was smart to whittle down the novel’s winding sentences into short, sharp exclamations and curt instructions — and also to be faithful to Melville’s rendition of the captain’s irritable diction.
    Justin Davidson, Vulture, 4 Mar. 2025
  • Viral TikTok shows the iPhone diction feature bug While Trump and the White House have been mum about the reported glitch, far-right commentators, including Infowars host and conspiracy theorist Alex Jones, have not.
    Jonathan Limehouse, USA TODAY, 27 Feb. 2025
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  • However, to encounter Diane Von Furstenberg, her life, her fashion line, her accomplishments, is to experience an exhibition that belongs at the Skirball and speaks to that institution’s mandate, as a powerful expression of Jewish identity and culture.
    Tom Teicholz, Forbes, 11 Mar. 2025
  • Campbell said Chiles, who sees her work as an expression of her Christian faith, has had to decline taking on clients but did not specify how often that has happened.
    Maureen Groppe, USA TODAY, 10 Mar. 2025
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“Enunciation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enunciation. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.

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