EXTERNALIZES Synonyms: 22 Similar and Opposite Words

externalizes

verb

present tense third-person singular of externalize

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 But reimagining American history — particularly Black American history — through dark fantasy externalizes systemic violence. — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 17 Mar. 2026 But environmental groups say reduced regulation simply externalizes the costs to the public ― and that the people who live in the shadow of power plant smokestacks, in particular, pay the price. — Connor Giffin, Louisville Courier Journal, 20 Feb. 2026 In The Beauty, Murphy externalizes that logic, pushing it to its extreme conclusion. — Virgie Tovar, Forbes.com, 23 Jan. 2026 Writing, for instance, externalizes memory. — Dan Rockmore, New Yorker, 9 Aug. 2025

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The Ideal Stay at Rosewood London Repeat travelers to London may enjoy how the property embodies a resort-like sense of place.

— Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026
Murphy will receive the award in recognition of a body of work that embodies Lear’s enduring legacy of creativity, visionary storytelling and social impact.

— William Earl, Variety, 28 July 2026

Definition of embodies

Verb

Her promise expresses, in some way, her kinship with her unmarried aunt, who didn’t trade her own freedom for a set of good knives.

— Deborah Treisman, New Yorker, 2 Aug. 2026
Payne, a close graduate school friend who previously spoke with Fox News Digital, shares new photos of Brooke from their grad school years and expresses growing frustration over the lack of progress in the investigation nearly two months later.

— Kelsie Cairns, FOXNews.com, 1 Aug. 2026

Definition of expresses

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The study incorporates data from 2021 through 2024, and mostly concerns 2023 model-year vehicles.

— Adam Ismail, The Drive, 30 July 2026
Spa director Emma Spencer keeps her finger on the pulse of new treatments and incorporates them with botanicals and rituals used by the indigenous Kumeyaay people across the spa menu.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 July 2026

Definition of incorporates

Verb

Below, discover how this problem manifests across the enterprise — and how Workday GO, an all-in-one HR, payroll and finance solution built for midsize organizations, closes the gap.

— Forbes.com, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
The league’s growth manifests most clearly in the size and scope of its midseason showcase.

— Sabreena Merchant, New York Times, 26 July 2026

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