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spoken

[spoh-kuhn] / ˈspoʊ kən /
ADJECTIVE
by word of mouth
Synonyms
STRONG
announced articulate communicated expressed mentioned said told uttered voiced
WEAK
lingual oral phonetic phonic put into words sonant traditional unwritten verbal viva voce
Antonyms
STRONG
suppressed
WEAK
heard written
ADJECTIVE
uttered
Synonyms
STRONG
announced articulate communicated expressed mentioned said told voiced
WEAK
lingual oral phonetic unwritten verbal
Antonyms
WEAK
heard written

Example Sentences

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Hegseth said the verse is frequently spoken by combat search-and-rescue crews, who call the prayer “CSAR 25:17, which I think is meant to reflect Ezekiel 25:17” from the Bible.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026

“The public-safety community has spoken time and again about the success of the FirstNet program,” said an AT&T spokesman.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

"All these billions of individuals that existed through time are spoken for by this one specimen."

From Science Daily • Apr. 15, 2026

"Let's see. It doesn't look good, that is clear. I didn't see him at half-time and after the game he was already home. I have not spoken to him yet."

From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026

I hear ghostly whispers from the weapon’s runes, garbled messages spoken in forgotten languages.

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer