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
In this way, B1G1’s approach challenges the dominant economic paradigm in which profits are privatized while costs to society and the environment are externalized.
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Christopher Marquis, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Christopher Marquis, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for externalized
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This is embodied in the great Homeric epic of the Odyssey, and many would argue that Odysseus was the greatest pirate of them all.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
15 Jan. 2026
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Subway crime was real; the armed, preëmptive vigilante fantasy that Goetz embodied was not.—
Adam Gopnik,
New Yorker,
12 Jan. 2026
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The views expressed here are his own and do not necessarily reflect the official position of the Bowen School of Law or UALR.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
9 Jan. 2026
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Franchise quarterback Tua Tagovailoa, who was benched for the final games of the season, expressed openness to moving onto another team in search of a fresh start in season-ending interviews this week.—
Frank Nunns OConnell,
CNN Money,
8 Jan. 2026
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“Externalized.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/externalized. Accessed 19 Jan. 2026.
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