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to express (a thought or emotion) in words
she's not one to vocalize her worries
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Recent Examples of vocalize
Depending on their age, a child experiencing allergy symptoms may not be able to vocalize or put it into the right words.
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Brittany Dube, Health, 5 Apr. 2025
Sara Smith-Silverman, an American River College history professor, and member of Jewish Voice for Peace Sacramento, also vocalized support for divesting from the companies.
—Lia Russell, Sacbee.com, 8 May 2025
The cat, once likely timid or withdrawn from past instability, now feels secure enough to vocalize to the people around her, something that is more common when a pet begins to build trust in their environment and with their caregivers.
—Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 May 2025
While perched on leaves, the males begin calling out at dawn and vocalize for several hours before trailing off in the late morning.
—Lauren Liebhaber, Miami Herald, 25 Apr. 2025
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Brittany Dube, Health, 5 Apr. 2025
Sara Smith-Silverman, an American River College history professor, and member of Jewish Voice for Peace Sacramento, also vocalized support for divesting from the companies.
—Lia Russell, Sacbee.com, 8 May 2025
The cat, once likely timid or withdrawn from past instability, now feels secure enough to vocalize to the people around her, something that is more common when a pet begins to build trust in their environment and with their caregivers.
—Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 May 2025
While perched on leaves, the males begin calling out at dawn and vocalize for several hours before trailing off in the late morning.
—Lauren Liebhaber, Miami Herald, 25 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for vocalize
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Padilla said he got fed up listening to her remarks about criminals and invasions and tried to ask a question, while moving forward past the wall of television cameras.—
Anita Chabria,
Los Angeles Times,
14 June 2025
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Shortly after, Kehl would fall to his death at a neighboring building — police have yet to say if the fall was intentional or accidental.—
Devoun Cetoute,
Miami Herald,
14 June 2025
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After a medley of his hits, sung by John Legend, will.i.am of Black Eyed Peas and Steven Tyler of Aerosmith, among others, Stone came onstage in a white mohawk, sunglasses and a metallic duster, with a cast on his right hand.—
Rob Tannenbaum,
Los Angeles Times,
9 June 2025
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In 1933, Berg ran what amounted to a Very Special Episode: a full Seder, sung by a real cantor, which Pepsodent, her sponsor, agreed to air without ads.—
Emily Nussbaum,
New Yorker,
9 June 2025
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The Invisible Pipeline: From Raw Data To AI Responses Before an AI model utters a single word, there's a monumental effort to gather and process its training data.—
Jitender Jain,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2025
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Around the time the book was contracted, a therapist uttered the word surrender to me, giving my book its lodestar.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
5 June 2025
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At the rally Wednesday evening, droves community members chanted for Miguel’s release, including dozens of Granada High students and some teachers.—
Kyle Martin,
Mercury News,
5 June 2025
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This time, she was greeted by thousands also in cosplay, cheering and chanting her name.—
Taryn Finley,
Refinery29,
3 June 2025
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Her aunt would often call Valdes’ mom from Florida, telling her their family would be safer here.—
Clara-Sophia Daly,
Miami Herald,
7 June 2025
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Copying others only tells you what worked yesterday for someone else, when what leaders need to focus on is what will work for them tomorrow.—
Dev Patnaik,
Forbes.com,
7 June 2025
Verb
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At one point, Chris Rock’s character, Rufus, is talking to Bethany about the difference between having a belief and having an idea.—
Miles Klee,
Rolling Stone,
7 June 2025
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Mouth can also talk his way out of issues and has a flair for foreign languages, like any smooth-talking Sag.—
Lisa Stardust,
People.com,
7 June 2025
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The presenters spoke their mother tongue (Farsi and Hindi), which was detected and translated in real-time to English.—
Ryan Whitwam,
ArsTechnica,
22 May 2025
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The 27-year-old Fanning, who grew up in the spotlight as a child star alongside her sister Dakota, also spoke about how her career has evolved over the years after a journalist noted that this may be her most mature role yet.—
Ellise Shafer,
Variety,
22 May 2025
Verb
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Now seems like a good time to look at each one and discuss the highlights of the different articles, player options and plug in rules on display in each.—
Rob Wieland,
Forbes.com,
10 June 2025
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Hegseth planned to appear before the House Appropriations Defense Subcommittee alongside Gen. Dan Caine, chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff, and acting Pentagon Comptroller Bryn Woollacott MacDonnell to discuss the administration's upcoming 2026 budget request.—
Anne Flaherty,
ABC News,
10 June 2025
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“Vocalize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vocalize. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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