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utter

[uht-er] / ˈʌt ər /




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In a moment of utter exasperation, he announced that he would simply quit playing for his country.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 22, 2026

These might be helpful, anodyne retail chatbots; they also might be utter menaces like Google Docs’ Gemini pop-up.

From Salon • Jun. 10, 2026

As Stankiewicz attempted to utter another sentence, the train’s ear-piercing horn sounded.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2026

In Vynohradar, normally a sleepy neighbourhood of Kyiv, we saw a scene of utter devastation.

From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026

I go to the railing, throw the contents of the bucket overboard, and then stop in utter astonishment.

From "Blood on the River" by Elisa Carbone




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