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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
Sure, that Christmas elf mistook them as Christopher’s two dads back in Season 2, but no main characters have ever genuinely vocalized the possibility of a Buck-Eddie pairing.
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Andy Swift, TVLine, 21 Mar. 2025
Chisholm, meanwhile, held his own at third after vocalizing his willingness to play any position.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 7 Feb. 2025
The album, which the rapper formerly known as Kanye West had teased on Tuesday (March 18) as unfinished and partially vocalized through AI technology, takes a bold and experimental approach to his artistry.
—Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 19 Mar. 2025
Multiple reports indicate Cora was consistent in vocalizing his desire for the team to acquire Bregman.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 14 Feb. 2025
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Andy Swift, TVLine, 21 Mar. 2025
Chisholm, meanwhile, held his own at third after vocalizing his willingness to play any position.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 7 Feb. 2025
The album, which the rapper formerly known as Kanye West had teased on Tuesday (March 18) as unfinished and partially vocalized through AI technology, takes a bold and experimental approach to his artistry.
—Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 19 Mar. 2025
Multiple reports indicate Cora was consistent in vocalizing his desire for the team to acquire Bregman.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 14 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for vocalize
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In an interview, Vance had said Christian teachings advocate for prioritizing love, first for family, then neighbors, community, fellow citizens, and lastly, the world.—
Rhona Tarrant,
CBS News,
9 May 2025
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Trump has said that former President Joe Biden abused both TPS and humanitarian parole – two programs which grant temporary legal status to immigrants.—
Dan Gooding,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 May 2025
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Brunson, who was hosting for a second time, began to sing about being short.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
4 May 2025
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Monologue Brunson uses her monologue to sing a throwback song about being short.—
Rosa Escandon,
Forbes.com,
4 May 2025
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What do the race stewards believe an F1 driver is supposed to utter if another car cuts them off on a corner at more than 200 mph?—
Scott Simon,
NPR,
3 May 2025
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They’re given rhyming, Italian-sounding names uttered in an exaggerated male text-to-speech voice alongside nonsensical phrases.—
Leslie Katz,
Forbes.com,
3 May 2025
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Word of Luton leaking goals had both home and away fans chanting of survival with increasing volume.—
Nick Miller,
New York Times,
3 May 2025
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Accompanied by a synthesized Italian voiceover, the character's name is chanted in a rhythmic nonsensical manner.—
Annabelle Canela,
Parents,
1 May 2025
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Buzzi died Thursday of complications from Alzheimer’s at her home near Forth Worth, Texas, her longtime rep, Mike Eisenstadt, told The Hollywood Reporter.—
Mike Barnes,
HollywoodReporter,
2 May 2025
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The administration is also reportedly considering a plan to eliminate the CDC's Division of HIV Prevention, sources told ABC News.—
Mary Kekatos,
ABC News,
2 May 2025
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At private dinners throughout Rome and at formal gatherings of hundreds of cardinals, talk among church leaders of who will next lead the church has certainly already begun.—
Michael Loria,
USA Today,
3 May 2025
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And the competition has become fierce: Never in human history have there been so many people talking to so many other people for public consumption, entertainment or education, on podcasts and panels and personal appearances.—
Robert Lloyd,
Los Angeles Times,
2 May 2025
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Why not speak to Tzarina and check if there would be time on Alesia’s schedule to help clean up?—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
29 Apr. 2025
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Trump spoke after a swearing-in ceremony for Paul Atkins as chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission, according to USA TODAY.—
Susan Tompor,
USA Today,
29 Apr. 2025
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Emotional Conversations Always End In Exhaustion, Not Resolution In marriages caught in the chaser-spacer dynamic, attempts to discuss feelings often devolve into emotional exhaustion rather than resolution.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
4 May 2025
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Officials are also discussing waiving the tariff on aircraft leasing.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
3 May 2025
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“Vocalize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vocalize. Accessed 13 May. 2025.
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