as in embodying
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 externalizing
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.
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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
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
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This exactly applies to the wines of PFV members, which are the result of knowledge and experiences passed down through generations, embodying each family’s legacy and craftsmanship.—
Yuri Shima,
Forbes.com,
25 Jan. 2026
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Neptune in Aries is about initiating the dream, embodying it, and fighting for a vision rather than passively hoping for one.—
Dossé-Via Trenou,
Refinery29,
25 Jan. 2026
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Lemon was charged with conspiring to violate someone’s constitutional rights and violating the FACE Act, which prohibits the use of force or threats to intentionally interfere with someone expressing their First Amendment right to religion.—
Elizabeth Wolfe,
CNN Money,
31 Jan. 2026
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Alfredo Romero, the head of Foro Penal, Venezuela’s leading prisoner rights organization, welcomed the legislation while expressing some skepticism.—
Rachel Wolf,
FOXNews.com,
31 Jan. 2026
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Our version of Brunswick stew is the best of both worlds, incorporating both pork and chicken like the Georgia version, and adding lima beans in Virginian style.—
Alana Al-Hatlani,
Southern Living,
31 Jan. 2026
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Like blue, designers say the key to incorporating green countertops in your space is to use the color sparingly, opting for subtle incorporations.—
Cori Sears,
The Spruce,
30 Jan. 2026
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“Externalizing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/externalizing. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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