VIVA VOCE Synonyms: 22 Similar and Opposite Words

viva voce

adjective

Definition of viva voce

as in oral

made or carried on through speaking rather than in writing the students are required to write two papers and take a viva voce examination

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Research suggests that microgravity and other aspects of spaceflight may alter saliva production and oral health, likely because fluid shifts, dehydration and changes in the body’s stress response can affect the salivary glands.

— Sundeep Venkatesan, The Conversation, 3 Aug. 2026
Eli Lilly shares struggled earlier in the year as its new oral weight-loss pill, Foundayo, underperformed compared to competitors .

— Assiatou Hann, CNBC, 3 Aug. 2026

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However, sources indicate the issue was mainly verbal, with insults tossed back and forth.

— Dominic Patten, Deadline, 5 Aug. 2026
Paoletti and the people inside the Hyundai then got into a verbal altercation before Paoletti got off his bike and reached into a saddlebag, police said.

— Laura Fay, CBS News, 5 Aug. 2026

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