enunciate

verb

ē-ˈnən(t)-sē-ˌāt How to pronounce enunciate (audio)
Definition of enunciatenext
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 The Justice Department and the Democratic attorneys general of 16 states and the District of Columbia submitted an amicus brief enunciating the same basic point. — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 6 Jan. 2026 Yasmina spent much of her time enunciating Uz-bek-i-stan for people, spelling it out. — Joan Silber, New Yorker, 30 Nov. 2025 Clooney’s ability to suggest these questions without enunciating them adds immeasurably to our appreciation of this scene. — Mick Lasalle, San Francisco Chronicle, 12 Nov. 2025 Xi also invoked Panchsheel—the five principles of peaceful coexistence jointly enunciated by India and China in 1954—but Modi chose not to respond. — Shyam Saran, Time, 10 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for enunciate
Recent Examples of Synonyms for enunciate
  1. speak
  2. announce
  3. say
  4. articulate
  5. publish
  6. utter
  7. proclaim
  8. tell
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  • Officers spoke with Cisneros for about four minutes, repeatedly ordering her to drop the knives, according to Tisch.
    — Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Bawahab, as well as community leaders and former employees, addressed the crowd with Bawahab speaking about Insight’s potential role in reopening West Suburban.
    — Lisa Schencker, Chicago Tribune, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of speak
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  • Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Monday announced a plan to sever the Islamic Republic's financial connections around the world.
    — Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026
  • The news comes after the movie theater announced its closure, leaving New Yorkers mourning at the loss.
    — Amethyst Martinez, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of announce
Verb
  • Other areas of concern are the library system's self-check-out kiosks, instances in which minor teenagers handle materials while working or volunteering at a branch, and platforms for loaning electronic materials, Adams said.
    — Joseph Flaherty, Arkansas Online, 28 Aug. 2026
  • If the show is now being repositioned as just for people who are fresh out of design school or who have made just one or two gowns before (like, cough, our beloved Jude), then say that.
    — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of say
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  • While some of the color contrasts do articulate planar shifts, such as the candy-stripe lips (red for upper, pink for lower), many of the touches are arbitrary splotches that neither bolster a shape nor set another off.
    — Zachary Fine, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2026
  • Call it Comer 2035, a vision separate from the system’s broader Elevate 2035 plan that would articulate Comer’s pediatric-specific values and commitments.
    — Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of articulate
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  • For businesses and marketers LinkedIn’s experiment is a valuable reminder to avoid publishing AI saturated content.
    — Gene Marks, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026
  • The ⁠message was published on Khamenei’s Telegram account for Islamic Unity Week, which marks the birthday of the Prophet Muhammad.
    — Reuters, NBC news, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of publish
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  • Nor do frivolous contracts on what word a public figure might utter.
    — Michael Santoli, CNBC, 31 Aug. 2026
  • The late Peter Douglas, former executive director of the California Coastal Commission, uttered them many years ago.
    — Steve Lopez, Los Angeles Times, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of utter
Verb
  • Historians say the horns may have been blown to scare evil spirits, to proclaim victories, or as a way to encourage divine mercy.
    — Lois K. Solomon, Sun Sentinel, 27 Aug. 2026
  • The right of women to the ballot was formally made a part of the constitution of the United States today when Secretary of State Colby proclaimed ratification of the nineteenth amendment.
    — AJ Willingham, AJC.com, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of proclaim
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  • The referendum campaign has fueled debate about Iceland’s place in the world, Prime Minister Kristrun Frostadottir told reporters after casting her ballot in ​the capital on Saturday.
    — Reuters, NBC news, 30 Aug. 2026
  • Indrika Ratwatte, the acting assistant secretary-general for humanitarian affairs, told the Security Council that the Kenscoff attack forced more than 2,600 people to flee their homes, many for the second or third time.
    — Evens Sanon, Los Angeles Times, 29 Aug. 2026
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“Enunciate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enunciate. Accessed 3 Sep. 2026.

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