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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Adjective
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Joseph was originally charged with forcible oral copulation, false imprisonment, and assault.—
Nate Gartrell,
Mercury News,
30 Sep. 2025 -
Metsera, founded in 2022, brings a pipeline of both oral and injectable treatments with different targets.—
Annika Kim Constantino,Bertha Coombs,
CNBC,
30 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Multiple spectators were ejected and others got into verbal disputes with players.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
28 Sep. 2025
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After the pursuit, Reeve appeared to engage in a verbal altercation with the game official.—
Chantz Martin,
FOXNews.com,
28 Sep. 2025
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“Viva voce.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/viva%20voce. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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