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[uht-er] / ˈʌt ər /




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A video of Sen. Katie Britt, R-Ala., looking on with a mask of utter horror quickly circulated online.

From Salon ● Oct. 1, 2026

The court described the tragedy as caused by "individuals driven by greed, with utter disregard for human life".

From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026

But their unrelieved brightness and utter lack of texture have the bland flatness of plastic, and render them lifeless.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026

The utter silence of that room as he spoke, the admiration on all those famous faces said it all.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 15, 2026

His blood ran cold, and he watched Koffi's expression change from one of defiance to utter horror.

From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray

Adam Young’s orc, Marnûkh, a character new to the hit Prime Video series, utters the famous phrase in the new trailer released Wednesday.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026

One wonderfully executed sequence, in which Jonathan’s aunt calmly utters uncomfortable truths to the hypocritical and insensitive diners around her, is shocking and hilarious.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026

In it he utters what is now one of cinema's most famous lines.

From Barron's ● Feb. 16, 2026

And without that walk Vin Scully never utters one of his memorable calls: “In a year that has been so improbable, the impossible has happened!”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2025

“Now you listen to me. Take heed of what your Father Abbot has to say. The next creature who utters one squeak will answer to me. Understand?”

From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques

The saying is one of his favorite maxims, but it hasn’t been uttered by any other world leader for centuries.

From Salon ● Sep. 24, 2026

Later, the first words he uttered on radio were about not going "overboard" after back-to-back wins against their city rivals.

From BBC ● Sep. 20, 2026

"It's crazy!" uttered a woman as the crowd beside suddenly burst into enthusiastic applause.

From Barron's ● Aug. 12, 2026

The word “perfect” is inappropriately uttered roughly as often as the phrase “no problem.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 1, 2026

Suit #2 has barely uttered a word since the pair marched into our house.

From "Internment" by Samira Ahmed

That left Raman uttering loopy word salads when she wasn’t crying conspiracy between the two.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 14, 2026

CEO Ernie Herrman took a seemingly different rhetorical tack on his company’s earnings call Wednesday by uttering “self-inflicted” twice and invoking an “execution issue” five times.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026

For example, lying isn’t merely uttering a falsehood.

From Salon ● Apr. 13, 2026

Without uttering a word, they portray the nurses bustling behind doctors in the hit series "The Pitt," the agents guarding a crime scene in "NCIS" or, like Armella, work as "stand-ins" for stars.

From Barron's ● Feb. 17, 2026

“What is that dreadful noise you keep uttering? Surely you are not making fun of me?”

From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood


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