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
  • Savio is the only player to appear on both lists, embodying the unreliable nature of transfer valuations.
    Conor O'Neill, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Cohen’s brand of comedy revolves around him embodying outlandish characters and then provoking a reaction from onlookers.
    Jack Dunn, Variety, 25 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • In the complaint, Boltinhouse acknowledged that years-old social media posts resurfaced after her June victory, including posts containing a racial slur and others expressing conservative political views.
    Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2026
  • The visual style references a late 1980s Donna Karan campaign and video, photographed by Dennis Piel, that featured Rosemary McGrotha expressing her inner thoughts inside a limousine coming into New York.
    Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 2 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Kalshi and Polymarket dominate the industry, and consumer-facing businesses have begun incorporating their market data and event contracts into their own products.
    Camila Grigera Naón, Fortune, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Accessories include structured metal clutches, zebra-print bags and sneakers, calfskin boots and pieces incorporating dragonfly hardware.
    Ryma Chikhoune, Footwear News, 2 Sep. 2026

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“Externalizing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/externalizing. Accessed 5 Sep. 2026.

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