as in embodies
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 externalizes
Rapace’s response externalizes four different beats, from a snort to a tear, astonishment to anger.
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Ritesh Mehta, IndieWire, 27 Aug. 2025
Writing, for instance, externalizes memory.
—Dan Rockmore, New Yorker, 9 Aug. 2025
Ritesh Mehta, IndieWire, 27 Aug. 2025
Writing, for instance, externalizes memory.
—Dan Rockmore, New Yorker, 9 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for externalizes
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Today, Bath & Body Works finally unveils their new Touch of Gold collection that embodies those same characteristics in a bodycare and home fragrance line.—
Alisa Rendor,
StyleCaster,
25 Sep. 2025
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Zayu the Jaguar, from the jungles of southern Mexico, embodies the rich heritage and vibrant spirit of the country.—
Michelle Kaufman,
Miami Herald,
25 Sep. 2025
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Before the ceremony celebrating the expansion of the brewery, Arthur and Rafferty have a man-to-man talk in which each expresses some honest feelings.—
Keith Phipps,
Vulture,
25 Sep. 2025
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Baker frequently expresses her love of being a mother while also sharing rare insights into her relationship with Kaufmann.—
Caroline Blair,
PEOPLE,
23 Sep. 2025
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While many traditional inner-thigh exercises focus solely on squeezing motions, more effective adductor training also incorporates movements in multiple planes and challenges the muscles to work as stabilizers rather than just prime movers.—
Dana Santas,
CNN Money,
26 Sep. 2025
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Typically originating on a large canvas, the art often incorporates acrylic paint and graphics pulled from old textbooks and newspapers, emergency manuals, and junk-shop magazines.—
Brendan Ruberry,
semafor.com,
25 Sep. 2025
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Although that serves as the lynchpin of Hinako's journey through both her decaying town and the Otherworld, a strange realm that manifests itself through Hinako's fears and anxieties, the teenager's journey is rooted in more than just angst.—
Zackery Cuevas,
PC Magazine,
23 Sep. 2025
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Your scarcity mindset manifests as cash flow problems.—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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“Externalizes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/externalizes. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.
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