Phrase and Utterance

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Phrase noun - A sequence of words having a specific meaning.

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Utterance is a synonym for phrase in speech topic. In some cases you can use "Utterance" instead a noun "Phrase", when it comes to topics like remark, expression, group of words.

Nearby Words: phrasing, phrasal, phrased

Utterance noun - An act, process, or means of putting something into words.

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Phrase is a synonym for utterance. You can use "Phrase" instead a noun "Utterance".

Nearby Words: utter, uttered, uttering

full	full phrase	full utterance
usual	usual phrase	usual utterance
common	common phrase	common utterance
single	single phrase	single utterance
Other adjectives: simple, actual, memorable, famous, repeated, classic, last.

As many of the examples listed below attest, a love confession does not require the actual utterance of the phrase "I love you," nor even the word "love".

Source: Love Confession
There is no record of her giving utterance to such a phrase in the callous manner as this quotation implies.

Source: Useful Notes / Marie Antoinette
Flashback to Catchphrase: For the first couple of chapters, it is almost guaranteed that when someone speaks the words "courage is the magic that turns dreams into reality", the scene will cutaway to Richter's initial utterance of the phrase.

Source: Video Game / Tales of Symphonia: Dawn of the New World

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