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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In an interview with The Sacramento Bee, Coleman talked about how the home embodies rare architectural elements, conceals a time capsule, showcases Hollywood relics and captures riverfront glamour.—
David Caraccio,
Sacbee.com,
17 Oct. 2025
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Completed in 1957 as a private residence and currently owned by the Currier Museum of Art, the home is just one of seven Usonian Automatic houses built by Wright and embodies his ambition to design affordable, high-quality housing for middle-class Americans.—
News Desk,
Artforum,
17 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Deol also expresses nostalgia for earlier eras of filmmaking.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
16 Oct. 2025
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Offit also expresses concern that the national case numbers confirmed by the CDC are an undercount.—
Chantelle Lee,
Time,
14 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The apparatus is an automatic closed system that incorporates a fermentation vat and a centrifuge to simulate lunar gravity.—
David Szondy
October 19,
New Atlas,
19 Oct. 2025
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The open-air theater incorporates the desert landscape, allowing audiences to watch the sunset behind the stage.—
Zach Wichter,
USA Today,
19 Oct. 2025
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As with the films, the inspiration is Stephen King’s 1986 novel IT, about a group of kids terrorized by IT, an evil entity that transcends generations and manifests itself in the form of Pennywise.—
Stewart Clarke,
Deadline,
14 Oct. 2025
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This manifests itself in several ways.—
Diane Brady,
Fortune,
13 Oct. 2025
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“Externalizes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/externalizes. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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