externalizing

present participle of externalize

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of externalizing The savings from externalizing costs—for example, keeping farmers poor, letting soils deplete, clearing forests—are now lower than the benefits of internalizing value—for example, training farmers, restoring ecosystems, paying a living income. Santiago Gowland, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026 His currently pending Senate Bill 1182 requires that developers in wildfire-prone areas address insurability risks upfront instead of externalizing those costs onto the FAIR Plan and, ultimately, the public. Mercury News & East Bay Times Editorial Boards, Mercury News, 15 May 2026 That’s in part because girls don’t tend to display some of the big externalizing behaviors, like aggression or tantrums, that people tend to associate with autism in boys, Black says. Lisa Jarvis, Twin Cities, 4 Mar. 2026 Parents completed questionnaires about their child’s mental health symptoms, both internalizing such as depression and anxiety and externalizing such as ADHD or behavioral issues. New Atlas, 16 Sep. 2025 The study also found that negative coparenting leads to a range of internalizing and externalizing problems for kids later in life. Essence, 2 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for externalizing
Verb
  • Jenny Lê, the flagship’s head of operations, has become the nucleus of the store, embodying the essence of discipline, intention and collaboration that has been there from the very beginning.
    Michael Anthony Hall, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2026
  • In the lead-up to filming in Dublin, Yeoh committed herself to authentically embodying a surgeon, attending in-person instruction at the Royal College of Surgeons.
    Mia Galuppo, HollywoodReporter, 10 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Artificial intelligence developers are expressing alarm that AI could destroy humanity in the next few years, and industry leaders are calling for a slowdown in its development.
    Joel Mathis, TheWeek, 14 Sep. 2026
  • Tui Shipping, the boat's owner, provided a statement to VBTC expressing sympathy to those affected and acknowledging its responsibility for passenger safety, according to the broadcaster on Tuesday.
    ABC News, ABC News, 14 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • By incorporating lignin into the carbon fiber precursor, the researchers reduced PAN use by 50%.
    Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 18 Sep. 2026
  • But by incorporating the recurring ghost of Richie, a thirteen-year-old inmate who befriends the children—Ward combines the Southern Gothic with a socio-realist tradition in a voice that is both visceral and intimate.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 17 Sep. 2026

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“Externalizing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/externalizing. Accessed 19 Sep. 2026.

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