1
as in vocal
expressed or communicated by voice
a baby's crying is usually interpreted as an oral expression of distress
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as in verbal
made or carried on through speaking rather than in writing
lawyers for the plaintiff will be presenting oral arguments before the Supreme Court next week
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Recent Examples of oral
Teeth Staining Some people may experience more gastrointestinal side effects with the oral dosage form of iron and opt for liquid iron instead.
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Ayesha Gulzar, Verywell Health, 26 Sep. 2025
Concerns online have stirred conversations about whether the deterioration of oral health is a potential side effect of semaglutides.
—Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 26 Sep. 2025
Among the study group, 12,287 patients were exposed to oral vitamin B3 at 500 mg twice daily for more than 30 days and were compared to 21,479 patients who did not take it.
—Angelica Stabile, FOXNews.com, 26 Sep. 2025
In terms of how the oral medicine works, JOURNAVX provides relief by blocking pain signals found in the periphery, not in the brain, like traditional opioids.
—Essence, 25 Sep. 2025
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Ayesha Gulzar, Verywell Health, 26 Sep. 2025
Concerns online have stirred conversations about whether the deterioration of oral health is a potential side effect of semaglutides.
—Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 26 Sep. 2025
Among the study group, 12,287 patients were exposed to oral vitamin B3 at 500 mg twice daily for more than 30 days and were compared to 21,479 patients who did not take it.
—Angelica Stabile, FOXNews.com, 26 Sep. 2025
In terms of how the oral medicine works, JOURNAVX provides relief by blocking pain signals found in the periphery, not in the brain, like traditional opioids.
—Essence, 25 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for oral
Adjective
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In this age of Amazon, packages promptly appear on doorsteps following a mere click of a button or a vocal cue.—
Alicia Wallace,
CNN Money,
30 Sep. 2025
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The discipline followed the coaches' backing of Reeve and their vocal criticisms of officials.—
Chantz Martin,
FOXNews.com,
30 Sep. 2025
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After years of working as a sugar baby and dancing in strip clubs, harassment—verbal, physical, casual—wasn’t shocking.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
6 Oct. 2025
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But that's nothing new, say linguists and others who study verbal communication.—
Phaedra Trethan,
USA Today,
5 Oct. 2025
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In her usual soft-spoken British accent, she was known for balancing the grim realities of the climate crisis with a sincere message of hope for the future.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
1 Oct. 2025
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Meta also has its Ray-Ban Meta glasses, which use its Llama large language model to answer spoken questions from the user.—
Annie Palmer,
CNBC,
30 Sep. 2025
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Sanders, who co-directed the original movie and voiced Stitch, reprised his voice-over role in the 2025 update.—
Justin Kroll,
Deadline,
23 July 2025
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Several cast members returned, including co-writer and co-director Chris Sanders, who created and voiced Stitch.—
Jordana Comiter,
People.com,
24 May 2025
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“Oral.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/oral. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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