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as in voice
an act, process, or means of putting something into words
her boyfriend's articulation of his feelings for her was very touching
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as in speech
the clear and accurate pronunciation of words especially in public speaking
you will have to work on your articulation if you want to be an announcer on TV
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Recent Examples of articulation
The song’s images of immobility form one of the album’s clearest articulations of the experience of grief.
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Hanif Abdurraqib, The New Yorker, 27 Oct. 2024
The experience [of] working with him and his dancers inspired me to be a little stricter with articulation and precision.
—Essence, 16 Oct. 2024
To dumb it down, think about how action figures of the past had limited points of articulation.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 11 Sep. 2024
Darwin’s position was philosophical – an articulation of Occam’s razor – and was consistent with his agnosticism.
—Jonathon Keats, Forbes, 23 Sep. 2024
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Hanif Abdurraqib, The New Yorker, 27 Oct. 2024
The experience [of] working with him and his dancers inspired me to be a little stricter with articulation and precision.
—Essence, 16 Oct. 2024
To dumb it down, think about how action figures of the past had limited points of articulation.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 11 Sep. 2024
Darwin’s position was philosophical – an articulation of Occam’s razor – and was consistent with his agnosticism.
—Jonathon Keats, Forbes, 23 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for articulation
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Load their previous blog posts, speaking engagement transcripts and social media posts into the GPT’s knowledge bank to capture the CEO’s voice and key themes.Amy Packard Berry, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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For a long time, anti-vaccine voices came from both the far-left and the far-right.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
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In a letter sent to football players and their families, Kelly Lara, an assistant district superintendent, said two incidents occurred involving racist speech made toward, and about, a Black teammate.Krissy Waite, The Mercury News, 13 Nov. 2024
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Old trees also matter for climate change, as Biden noted in his Seattle speech.April Ehrlich, ProPublica, 12 Nov. 2024
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While some setting sprays also classify as fixing sprays, their formulations and benefits usually differ.Jennifer Hussein, Allure, 4 Nov. 2024
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Instead of dealing with graphs, this formulation of the conjecture asked about objects called hypergraphs.Joseph Howlett, Quanta Magazine, 1 Nov. 2024
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Observing tail posture in rats adds a new layer to our understanding of rat emotional expression, reminding us that emotions are expressed throughout the entire body.Kelly Lambert, Discover Magazine, 14 Nov. 2024
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Now, Moses’ artistic journey has led her to another means of expression — wallpaper.David Moin, WWD, 5 Nov. 2024
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Solange’s ornate diction and rhythmic delivery reveal the imprint of Max Eggers’ collaboration with his brother Robert on the script for 2019’s The Lighthouse, although to more frequently humorous effect in this case.Justin Lowe, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
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Walz let Vance get away with Stop the Steal diction and spin the bottle to make censorship and cancel culture Harris’ fault.Ted Johnson, Deadline, 1 Oct. 2024
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“Articulation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/articulation. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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