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Today’s word is vocal chords, spelled v-o-c-a-l c-o-r-d-s.

Vocal cords /ˈvoʊ.kəl ˌkɔːrdz/ noun [plural]

thin pieces of muscle in your throat that produce sounds when you speak

When sounds are unvoiced, the vocal cords are relaxed to allow the air a completely free passage.

In addition to the ordinary vocal cords, the cat possesses a second pair of structures called vestibular folds, or false vocal cords.

With an effort, she made them part, and then her vocal cords let her down by refusing to work.

Patton Oswalt is really working his vocal cords in his newest show.

— Anne Easton, Forbes, 20 May 2021

Mayo has approval for a procedure in which doctors scan a patient's voice box before any vocal cords are removed.

— AZCentral.com, 13 June 2021

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