as in oral
made or carried on through speaking rather than in writing
the soldier left a nuncupative will that was witnessed by two of his comrades
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Adjective
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The oral defense system, on this timeline, is conspicuously absent precisely when children are most vulnerable to ingesting dangerous things.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
16 May 2026 -
Men are three times more likely to develop oral cancer than women, according to the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research.—
Charna Flam,
PEOPLE,
16 May 2026
Adjective
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Club Kid is funny, and filled with deft jokes, but there’s a stylistic exuberance to it that attests to how Firstman wasn’t just thinking in terms of verbal punchlines.—
Alison Willmore,
Vulture,
15 May 2026
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Words were exchanged between the influencers and staff; other customers got involved in the verbal exchange; it got heated and turned physical.—
Sean Joseph OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
14 May 2026
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“Nuncupative.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nuncupative. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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