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to express (a thought or emotion) in words
couldn't quite verbalize the cause of his mental distress
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Recent Examples of verbalizing
Recognizing and verbalizing patterns in behavior.
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Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 24 May 2026
An occasional over-reliance on voice-over hammers this home, verbalizing Benji’s constant need to be loved without giving the story space to breathe and reveal these beats more organically.
—David Opie, IndieWire, 4 May 2026
Experts urge parents to look for other signs in addition to verbalizing a hatred of school that may indicate your child is experiencing a problem that needs more serious intervention, like bullying or failing grades.
—Melissa Willets, Parents, 10 Mar. 2026
Sometimes that may include the language of a speech, verbalizing a vision and motivating others to move toward it.
—Rustin Dodd, New York Times, 5 Mar. 2026
Lee, who represents a mother and her five children confined at Dilley for eight months, said the 5-year-old twins are hardly eating and the 9-year-old is verbalizing suicidal thoughts.
—Lisa Falkenberg, Houston Chronicle, 18 Feb. 2026
Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 24 May 2026
An occasional over-reliance on voice-over hammers this home, verbalizing Benji’s constant need to be loved without giving the story space to breathe and reveal these beats more organically.
—David Opie, IndieWire, 4 May 2026
Experts urge parents to look for other signs in addition to verbalizing a hatred of school that may indicate your child is experiencing a problem that needs more serious intervention, like bullying or failing grades.
—Melissa Willets, Parents, 10 Mar. 2026
Sometimes that may include the language of a speech, verbalizing a vision and motivating others to move toward it.
—Rustin Dodd, New York Times, 5 Mar. 2026
Lee, who represents a mother and her five children confined at Dilley for eight months, said the 5-year-old twins are hardly eating and the 9-year-old is verbalizing suicidal thoughts.
—Lisa Falkenberg, Houston Chronicle, 18 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for verbalizing
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The Kuwaiti military issued a statement saying it was forced to intercept several hostile missile and drone attacks on Monday.—
Siladitya Ray,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2026
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The federal appeals court overruled their 2020 ban by saying the agency didn’t have the proper authority to make that decision.—
O. Rose Broderick,
STAT,
1 June 2026
Verb
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Womble sat silently, not uttering a word after entering his guilty plea.—
Grethel Aguila,
Miami Herald,
27 Apr. 2026
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So far, 1,500 Orange County voices have spoken without uttering a word.—
Mindy Schauer,
Oc Register,
15 Apr. 2026
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In a loss, OpenAI could face pressure to implement remedies like age-gating free ChatGPT accounts to protect kids, shutting down conversations that discuss violence and suicide, and removing features that the state says deceptively make ChatGPT feel like talking to a human.—
Ashley Belanger,
ArsTechnica,
1 June 2026
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Cannavaro is not the first global football star to infiltrate Uzbek football (Rivaldo played for Bunyodkor for three years towards the end of his career) but his appointment certainly got a football-mad nation talking.—
Tim Spiers,
New York Times,
1 June 2026
Verb
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In one telling incident, a group of indigenous women was shot at while traveling by canoe.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
26 May 2026
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Following the Vlast report, D’Uva has sought to distance itself from the controversy, telling the press that any directives to remove Machine were issued by a specialist who was not authorized to make such decisions.—
Tessa Solomon,
ARTnews.com,
26 May 2026
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No amount of procrastination can undo the fact that language forces a decision about who is speaking, who is addressed, and who is being spoken about.—
Erika Landström,
Artforum,
2 June 2026
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While speaking with Spectrum News, Obama Shaw said his involvement in the community inspired his run for California governor, with a platform that includes solving the homelessness crisis, building more housing, and cutting unnecessary spending.—
Fernando Cervantes Jr,
USA Today,
1 June 2026
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The text messages in 2024 between Johnson and Duffey revealed that the two men used suggestive language while discussing women colleagues.—
Hema Sivanandam,
Mercury News,
29 May 2026
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Orange County leadership has already begun discussing how to respond to the rise in injuries, and I am encouraged by their willingness to engage this issue with seriousness and care.—
Myron Rolle,
The Orlando Sentinel,
28 May 2026
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The Olive Bar opens to tables on the patio in warmer months and has a menu of sharing plates to pair with a drink.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
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Recently, she’s begun to feel physically sick due to everything going on in her life and is sharing with us that she’s been struggling with getting up, eating and other simple, everyday things.—
Harriette Cole,
Mercury News,
1 June 2026
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Your leadership plays a crucial role in articulating a clear vision that respects the past while committing to a different future.—
Simon Corbett,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2026
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Moore did a good job on Maher’s show of articulating the problems with closed primaries.—
Colin Pascal,
Baltimore Sun,
3 May 2026
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“Verbalizing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/verbalizing. Accessed 2 Jun. 2026.
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