as in manifestation
a visible representation of something abstract (as a quality)
bizarre paintings that are the externalization of a very troubled psyche
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Recent Examples of externalization
Virtuoso delivers accurate externalization and localization of sound, ensuring mix decisions translate well to loudspeakers.
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Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
Virtuoso delivers accurate externalization and localization of sound, ensuring mix decisions translate well to loudspeakers.
—Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
The most popular strategy at the moment is what's known as 'border externalization' wherein third-countries, particularly in North and West Africa, are funded to either prevent people leaving their territory or intercept them on the way to Europe.
—Frey Lindsay, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2024
But this depiction of public shaming feels like a paranoid fantasy, an externalization of May’s guilt, rather than a believable development.
—Katy Waldman, The New Yorker, 19 Aug. 2024
Interludes in which the accusing faces of prisoners silently fill the frame act as a sort of externalization of his survivor’s guilt.
—Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 2 May 2024
Lizzy’s landlord, Jo (Hong Chau), constructs enormous, colorful webs, externalizations of her open personality.
—Doreen St. Félix, The New Yorker, 22 June 2023
But Europe’s externalization policies haven’t worked.
—Laura Blasey, Los Angeles Times, 4 June 2023
The externalization of their depressive symptoms leads to some dark places as a result of Amy and Danny’s ongoing beef: Amy’s young daughter, June (Remy Holt), is placed in danger several times, Danny’s brother Paul (Young Mazino) almost dies, and Jordan is killed.
—Erin Qualey, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2023
Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
Virtuoso delivers accurate externalization and localization of sound, ensuring mix decisions translate well to loudspeakers.
—Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
The most popular strategy at the moment is what's known as 'border externalization' wherein third-countries, particularly in North and West Africa, are funded to either prevent people leaving their territory or intercept them on the way to Europe.
—Frey Lindsay, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2024
But this depiction of public shaming feels like a paranoid fantasy, an externalization of May’s guilt, rather than a believable development.
—Katy Waldman, The New Yorker, 19 Aug. 2024
Interludes in which the accusing faces of prisoners silently fill the frame act as a sort of externalization of his survivor’s guilt.
—Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 2 May 2024
Lizzy’s landlord, Jo (Hong Chau), constructs enormous, colorful webs, externalizations of her open personality.
—Doreen St. Félix, The New Yorker, 22 June 2023
But Europe’s externalization policies haven’t worked.
—Laura Blasey, Los Angeles Times, 4 June 2023
The externalization of their depressive symptoms leads to some dark places as a result of Amy and Danny’s ongoing beef: Amy’s young daughter, June (Remy Holt), is placed in danger several times, Danny’s brother Paul (Young Mazino) almost dies, and Jordan is killed.
—Erin Qualey, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for externalization
Noun
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Fortunately, the man did not develop this even more serious manifestation of the disease.—
Beth Mole,
ArsTechnica,
9 May 2025
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The musician’s spotting was part side quest, part manifestation.—
Larisha Paul,
Rolling Stone,
9 May 2025
Noun
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To backtrack: Sepideh Farsi was compelled by the images coming out of Gaza to travel there.—
Sophie Monks Kaufman,
IndieWire,
17 May 2025
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Escape to paradise without leaving your home with Southern photographer Kristen M. Brown’s new coffee table book Slice of Pura Vida-dise, which features over 150 images of beaches, sunsets, and surf culture, and feels like an instant vacation.—
Kait Hanson,
Southern Living,
16 May 2025
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“Externalization.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/externalization. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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