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verbalizes

verb

present tense third-person singular of verbalize

as in utters

to express (a thought or emotion) in words couldn't quite verbalize the cause of his mental distress

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In Japanese, the hero utters the name of the series to a villain in a parting one liner.

— Gene Park, Washington Post, 23 Aug. 2026
At the film’s end, Abbie Cornish as Fanny hears secondhand about Keats’s death and utters a cry that is almost too much to bear — a cry that feels too real.

— Sarah Chihaya, Vulture, 16 July 2026

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With Murphy, Jaissle felt the winger was vital to the dressing-room dynamic as a leader and someone who speaks regularly to young players.

— Chris Waugh, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
Trump speaks both nights, following up his Wednesday address with closing remarks on Thursday, after Vice President JD Vance gives his own speech.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of speaks

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For the final episode of our 2026 season, Mike talks with Adam Erlich Sachs (recipient of a 2026 Windham-Campbell Prize for Fiction) about the historical Kantian thicket of Heinrich von Kleist’s Michael Kohlhaas, translated by Michael Hoffman.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 9 Sep. 2026
Nolte’s expressive eyes and face do a lot of the work in each scene as Alice talks.

— Carole Horst, Variety, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of talks

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One option is credit counseling, where a professional counselor reviews your finances and discusses potential repayment strategies.

— Craig Lebrau, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2026
In a clip from the upcoming season of The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives, Paul discusses with her castmates what happened at the Bachelor mansion and the similarities between the winner and her ex, Dakota Mortensen.

— Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 4 Sep. 2026

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