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to express (a thought or emotion) in words
couldn't quite verbalize the cause of his mental distress
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Recent Examples of verbalize
Listening to people verbalize their experience, frustrations and expectations in real time reveals emotional triggers and priorities that metrics alone won’t show.
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Goran Paun, Forbes.com, 17 July 2025
On top of that, even though it wasn’t verbalized, there was a sense that this would be the band’s last album.
—Ernesto Lechner, Rolling Stone, 21 June 2025
Concepts like loneliness and a sense of belonging can be difficult to verbalize.
—Lynnette Nicholas, Parents, 17 June 2025
One guess is that his songs are much more personal than listeners might think, a lesson Anima verbalizes with a breakdown of multiple tracks from across his career.
—Todd Gilchrist, Variety, 15 May 2025
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Goran Paun, Forbes.com, 17 July 2025
On top of that, even though it wasn’t verbalized, there was a sense that this would be the band’s last album.
—Ernesto Lechner, Rolling Stone, 21 June 2025
Concepts like loneliness and a sense of belonging can be difficult to verbalize.
—Lynnette Nicholas, Parents, 17 June 2025
One guess is that his songs are much more personal than listeners might think, a lesson Anima verbalizes with a breakdown of multiple tracks from across his career.
—Todd Gilchrist, Variety, 15 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for verbalize
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Conklin did not edit the de Blasio article, a person familiar with the coverage said.—
Max Tani,
semafor.com,
30 Oct. 2025
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What’s more, Microsoft will remain capacity constrained for the remainder of the fiscal year, Hood said.—
Andrew Nusca,
Fortune,
30 Oct. 2025
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The monastery is central to the story, and its elder—named Zosima in the novel—comforts a woman who has lost her child, aged two years and nine months, with words that echo those uttered by Ambrose.—
Karl Ove Knausgaard,
New Yorker,
21 Oct. 2025
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Bowman has been charged with fiduciary embezzlement and unwarranted privilege for her misuse of bail funds, and forgery and uttering for creating and submitting a false recognizance form.—
Rick Sobey,
Boston Herald,
21 Oct. 2025
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Three people familiar with the situation told Semafor that Hurley reached out to an email address the reporter believed belonged to the former mayor of New York.—
Max Tani,
semafor.com,
30 Oct. 2025
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Expectations further rose over the course of the president’s trip to Asia, sources familiar with the matter told CNN, with the hopes that the deal would produce more than just a low-key touchpoint between the two world leaders.—
Betsy Klein,
CNN Money,
30 Oct. 2025
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Connor called 911 for help, and authorities tried to locate Mallory while also talking to the rest of the friends about what happened.—
Caroline Blair,
PEOPLE,
29 Oct. 2025
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Her focus is less on the reason for the decline than on the question of why people—even close family members—stopped talking with one another.—
Alex Kotlowitz,
The Atlantic,
29 Oct. 2025
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Diane Brady is an award-winning business journalist and author who has interviewed newsmakers worldwide and often speaks about the global business landscape.—
Diane Brady,
Fortune,
4 Nov. 2025
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Another Dodger Japanese pitching star, Yoshinobu Yamamoto, who was the series' MVP after winning three games, also spoke in English.—
Steve Futterman,
NPR,
4 Nov. 2025
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Despite the suspicions surrounding him, Drew became a fixture in the media, making television appearances to discuss Stacy’s disappearance.—
Alex Gurley,
PEOPLE,
28 Oct. 2025
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On the latest Sporticast episode, hosts Scott Soshnick and Eben Novy-Williams discuss some of the biggest sports business stories of the week, including the NBA betting scandal.—
Scott Soshnick,
Sportico.com,
28 Oct. 2025
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The shows share a preoccupation with the heroic potential of oddballs and burnouts, one that has kept Horses galloping for five seasons (and two more are in the works).—
Judy Berman,
Time,
29 Oct. 2025
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Alfonso shared Derek's post on social media when he was nominated in the category.—
Brianne Tracy,
PEOPLE,
29 Oct. 2025
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“Verbalize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/verbalize. Accessed 5 Nov. 2025.
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