externalized

verb

past tense of externalize
as in embodied
to represent in visible form an actress with an expressive face that wonderfully externalizes a wide range of emotions

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Recent Examples of externalized Human civilization has always externalized memory through tools—from cave paintings and books to photographs and cloud storage. — Joseph Fowler, Forbes.com, 19 June 2026 Hurry up, not all suffering is externalized, please hurry up. — Literary Hub, 10 Apr. 2026 The production works best when the play’s expressionistic flourishes invite theatergoers to consider more deeply the subjective experiences and societal subtexts that are being externalized. — Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 18 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for externalized
  1. embodied
  2. expressed
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  • The goal is to provide a more accurate, stable, and practical data foundation for training embodied AI systems in real-world environments.
    — Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 11 July 2026
  • The actor first embodied Jameson in Tobey Maguire’s Spider-Man trilogy, which kicked off with 2002’s Spider-Man, directed by Sam Raimi.
    — Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 10 July 2026
Definition of embodied
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  • Barroca was drawing on a sentiment expressed two decades earlier, when Brazil won the 1994 World Cup.
    — Colin Millar, New York Times, 19 July 2026
  • Paul is a professional wrestler, after all, and, on Thursday, Brady expressed his interest in getting into the WWE.
    — Angelique Jackson, Variety, 18 July 2026
Definition of expressed

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“Externalized.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/externalized. Accessed 20 Jul. 2026.

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