enunciations

noun

plural of enunciation
as in articulations
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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Recent Examples of enunciations Take the shirt salesman, whose deliberate enunciations sound vaguely alien, almost Lanthimos-esque. — Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 20 Oct. 2025
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  1. articulations
  2. speeches
  3. expressions
Noun
  • Only its articulations and the environment in which it is felt shift.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 30 Apr. 2026
  • The 1984 speech that so moved Baldwin remains one of the greatest articulations of American liberalism ever made.
    — Adam Serwer, The Atlantic, 17 Feb. 2026
Definition of articulations
Noun
  • Roberts noted that race and citizenship had been fiercely debated in courts, speeches, Congress and battlefields because of Black Americans’ fight for freedom from slavery.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 2 July 2026
  • After Starmer spoke, several lawmakers in the House of Commons made emotional speeches about their own experiences.
    — Jill Lawless, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2026
Definition of speeches
Noun
  • The premise is begging for those capable of delivering big expressions to capture what the F1 drama would have been like in the 1960s.
    — Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 6 July 2026
  • The three machines arrayed before me are designed to capture every inch of a performer’s body—their facial expressions, their physical movements, the grain of their voice—and use this data to create an AI likeness.
    — Joy Press, Vanity Fair, 6 July 2026
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