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  • Then I cleared my throat and said my log-in pass phrase, being careful to enunciate:  (source)
    enunciate = pronounce each word carefully
  • Ye spoke slowly, enunciating every word, as though afraid the child she was teaching had trouble, understanding.  (source)
    enunciating = clearly pronouncing
  • "Every sinner must be punished in a manner befitting his sin!" the cleric repeated into the mike, lowering his voice, enunciating each word slowly, dramatically.  (source)
    enunciating = pronouncing
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  • "There was an anonymous tip that you stole a car," he enunciated slowly.†  (source)
  • "But," he says, enunciating very slowly, "what about the collections that are not on public display?"  (source)
    enunciating = pronouncing clearly
  • Drunk," Alaska said slowly, as if enunciation required great effort.†  (source)
    standard suffix: The suffix "-tion", converts a verb into a noun that denotes the action or result of the verb. Typically, there is a slight change in the ending of the root verb, as in action, education, and observation.
  • They had lost the ability to enunciate words but could still mimic a range of human vocal sounds, from a child's high-pitched warble to a man's deep tones.†  (source)
  • He enunciated every syllable, as if he were talking to someone mentally handicapped.†  (source)
  • Still enunciating her words loudly and clearly, she says, "It's not just stubborn, Lena.†  (source)
  • He recognized the careful enunciation of letters by those, like himself, who could not read but had memorized the letters of their name.†  (source)
  • 'Not until I finish,' he said, trying to enunciate each word carefully.†  (source)
  • He enunciated Commonwealth very carefully.†  (source)
  • "Ah, NHCP," he said, enunciating each letter to show he was in with the lingo.†  (source)
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