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
  • Past Art Jury comments have asked the developer to address the architectural articulation in apartment building and to reduce the massing and height.
    Karen Billing, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Feb. 2025
  • Pixar introduced new articulation tools for more expressive characters and more colorful and intricate environments inside Riley’s mind.
    Bill Desowitz, IndieWire, 10 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • So far, Fed officials in recent speeches haven’t sounded the alarm on inflation expectations.
    Bryan Mena, CNN, 25 Feb. 2025
  • The slogan even made it to the highest office in the land in September when former President Joe Biden included it in his speech during NJ/NY Gotham FC’s celebratory visit to the White House for winning the 2023 NWSL title.
    Jason Clinkscales, Sportico.com, 25 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Jason Schwartzman, one of the most innovative actors of recent decades, is too easy to take for granted, because his acting remains inseparable from his utterly unique voice and diction, his air of inescapably sincere whimsy and thoughtful spontaneity.
    Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 23 Jan. 2025
  • Whose diction stays this grand, this ornamented, when they’ve been stripped of everything, perhaps even their sanity?
    Sara Holdren, Vulture, 14 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • But for a man of few words in front of an audience, his music is ripe with satire and vulnerability, and his live performance is riddled with excessive performances of emotion, from his pained facial expressions, hand gestures and smooth dance moves.
    Alyssa Goldberg, USA TODAY, 27 Feb. 2025
  • Maker’s Mark is one, with the range of its Cask Strength expression landing somewhere between 108 and 114 proof.
    Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 27 Feb. 2025
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“Enunciation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enunciation. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.

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