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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Joey Knight, Orlando Sentinel, 25 Mar. 2025
Here’s the Tribune’s Quotes of the Week quiz — this time with excerpts and utterances from March 16 to 22.
—Claire Malon, Chicago Tribune, 22 Mar. 2025
Rather than the warm acoustical refinement of the famed Musikverein, the Vienna Philharmonic’s home, every orchestral utterance jumped out at the audience like a 3D special effect.
—Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 15 Mar. 2025
There are several stories of these utterances leading powerful people who misinterpreted them, to their doom.
—Vipin Bharathan, Forbes, 9 Mar. 2025
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Noun
And with every utterance, those 59-year-old eyes that once seemed glazed appeared to glisten.
—Joey Knight, Orlando Sentinel, 25 Mar. 2025
Here’s the Tribune’s Quotes of the Week quiz — this time with excerpts and utterances from March 16 to 22.
—Claire Malon, Chicago Tribune, 22 Mar. 2025
Rather than the warm acoustical refinement of the famed Musikverein, the Vienna Philharmonic’s home, every orchestral utterance jumped out at the audience like a 3D special effect.
—Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 15 Mar. 2025
There are several stories of these utterances leading powerful people who misinterpreted them, to their doom.
—Vipin Bharathan, Forbes, 9 Mar. 2025
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“Utterance.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/utterance. Accessed 7 Apr. 2025.
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