1
as in vocal
expressed or communicated by voice
a baby's crying is usually interpreted as an oral expression of distress
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2
as in verbal
made or carried on through speaking rather than in writing
lawyers for the plaintiff will be presenting oral arguments before the Supreme Court next week
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Recent Examples of oral
Ultimately, the 14-mg oral semaglutide showed a statistically significant 14% relative reduction in risk of MACE at four years compared with a placebo.
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New Atlas, 19 Oct. 2025
Also, this is the second scene of the season in which a male love interest professes an intense and specific oral fixation with his female partner.
—Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 18 Oct. 2025
So while many patients have seen low-risk success with finasteride and the oral minoxidil currently available, there’s clearly room for improvement in both effectiveness and safety in this space.
—Marci Robin, Allure, 17 Oct. 2025
Many of the landmark law's supporters fear such an outcome after the conservative-majority court didn't rule last term on the Louisiana case, and instead scheduled a rare second round of oral arguments, which is expected to focus on the constitutionality of Section 2's redistricting requirements.
—NPR, 15 Oct. 2025
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New Atlas, 19 Oct. 2025
Also, this is the second scene of the season in which a male love interest professes an intense and specific oral fixation with his female partner.
—Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 18 Oct. 2025
So while many patients have seen low-risk success with finasteride and the oral minoxidil currently available, there’s clearly room for improvement in both effectiveness and safety in this space.
—Marci Robin, Allure, 17 Oct. 2025
Many of the landmark law's supporters fear such an outcome after the conservative-majority court didn't rule last term on the Louisiana case, and instead scheduled a rare second round of oral arguments, which is expected to focus on the constitutionality of Section 2's redistricting requirements.
—NPR, 15 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for oral
Adjective
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Beyond her work on KPop Demon Hunters, EJAE has also written, vocal-directed, and contributed background vocals for various major K-pop artists.—
Soo Kim,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Oct. 2025
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But as college sports enters yet another year of flirting with institutional funds of all sorts—conversations that have drawn vocal pushback from fans, administrators and trustees—I’ve begun to pay close attention to how those in power talk about these deals.—
Eben Novy-Williams,
Sportico.com,
22 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Encourage your self-expression in verbal and written skills.—
Georgia Nicols,
Denver Post,
20 Oct. 2025
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The investigation showed the incident began as a road rage event, initially a verbal altercation, involving the occupants of a pair of vehicles, the release states.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
20 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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And Artyom Levshunov is kind of a soft-spoken guy.—
Mark Lazerus,
New York Times,
17 Oct. 2025
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Yet when the 49ers underwent a sudden and shocking changing of the guard at middle linebacker, there wasn’t so much as a spoken word between mentor and pupil.—
Jerry McDonald,
Mercury News,
17 Oct. 2025
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Sanders, who co-directed the original movie and voiced Stitch, reprised his voice-over role in the 2025 update.—
Justin Kroll,
Deadline,
23 July 2025
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Several cast members returned, including co-writer and co-director Chris Sanders, who created and voiced Stitch.—
Jordana Comiter,
People.com,
24 May 2025
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“Oral.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/oral. Accessed 26 Oct. 2025.
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