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as in oral
made or carried on through speaking rather than in writing
a spoken agreement is too easily broken
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2
as in uttered
expressed or communicated by voice
a politician who knows the power of the spoken word
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as in said
to express (a thought or emotion) in words
finally spoke her fears
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as in talked
to give a formal often extended talk on a subject
the Mayanists have been invited to speak about their latest archaeological discoveries
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Recent Examples of spoken
Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Aug. 2025
As the film deploys a watery flow, language, spoken and visual, tends to create waypoints.
—Cátia Rodrigues, Variety, 16 Aug. 2025
Willoughby Mariano, ProPublica, 11 Sep. 2025
Altman noted roughly 15,000 people take their lives each week worldwide, and if 10% of them are ChatGPT users, roughly 1,500 people with suicidal thoughts may have spoken to the system—and then killed themselves anyway.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 11 Sep. 2025
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Adjective
In addition to his first spoken message, Thielen shared a new post on Instagram about his return to Minnesota.
—Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Aug. 2025
As the film deploys a watery flow, language, spoken and visual, tends to create waypoints.
—Cátia Rodrigues, Variety, 16 Aug. 2025
Verb
Bristol County District Attorney Thomas Quinn is one of the state’s few prosecutors who has spoken in favor of allowing charges after the deadline in cases with DNA evidence.
—Willoughby Mariano, ProPublica, 11 Sep. 2025
Altman noted roughly 15,000 people take their lives each week worldwide, and if 10% of them are ChatGPT users, roughly 1,500 people with suicidal thoughts may have spoken to the system—and then killed themselves anyway.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 11 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for spoken
Adjective
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The Kansas City Chiefs and a small army of oral health volunteers transformed GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium into a kid-friendly dental clinic for a unique dental tailgate party.—
Tammy Ljungblad,
Kansas City Star,
10 Sep. 2025
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Metsera's daily oral peptide could deliver effective results as well.—
Lisa Kailai Han,
CNBC,
9 Sep. 2025
Verb
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When Newsom interviewed Kirk for his podcast in March, the governor said his 13-year-old son lobbied to stay home from school to watch.—
Bart Jansen,
USA Today,
11 Sep. 2025
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The sheriff's office said the suspect was armed with a revolver handgun.—
Alex Stone,
ABC News,
11 Sep. 2025
Verb
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But what if the bees talked back?—
Elizabeth Bass Parman,
PEOPLE,
7 Sep. 2025
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Bader talked with the young fan and gave him an autographed baseball bat.—
Chandelis Duster,
NPR,
7 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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First-term presidential adviser Steve Bannon said Bessent and Elon Musk had a verbal confrontation that turned into a scuffle earlier this year.—
Sarah Fortinsky,
The Hill,
8 Sep. 2025
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A day after Tart, 28, decided to hit Kelce, 35, in his facemask during the Chargers' 27-21 win, Tart took a verbal jab at the tight end on Instagram.—
Skyler Caruso,
People.com,
8 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Sanders, who co-directed the original movie and voiced Stitch, reprised his voice-over role in the 2025 update.—
Justin Kroll,
Deadline,
23 July 2025
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Several cast members returned, including co-writer and co-director Chris Sanders, who created and voiced Stitch.—
Jordana Comiter,
People.com,
24 May 2025
Verb
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The canyon between Laura and the couple remains vast after Laura told Cherry in Episode 3 that Daniel died after his rock-climbing accident just to get Cherry out of their lives.—
Erin Jensen,
USA Today,
12 Sep. 2025
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However, a law enforcement source later told The New York Times that the findings, from a Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms report, had not been verified by the agency’s analysts and could have been misinterpreted.—
Zachary Folk,
Forbes.com,
12 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Vance lectured Zelenskyy and argued the wartime leader hadn’t shown proper gratitude for the billions of dollars in military assistance the United States has given to his country.—
Francesca Chambers,
USA Today,
28 Aug. 2025
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We weren’t being lectured to anymore.—
Dominique Fluker,
Essence,
19 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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But on the Vevo Studios stage, the boy band sensation get the chance to deliver a fully immersive vocal performance.—
Jeff Benjamin,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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The Puerto Rico native has been vocal about ICE over the past few months, sharing footage of an ICE arrest on social media in June that appeared to show agents detaining people in the street.—
Steven J. Horowitz,
Variety,
10 Sep. 2025
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“Spoken.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spoken. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.
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