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to express (a thought or emotion) in words
she's not one to vocalize her worries
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Recent Examples of vocalize
Members of the Jewish community have vocalized feeling less safe in recent years.
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Olivia-Anne Cleary, Time, 3 May 2026
The caption reveals what the video doesn't show right away that roughly a kilometer into the run, her dog stopped before a leopard vocalized about 164 feet away.
—Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 24 Apr. 2026
Edison, who vocalized a desire for low prices serving more people, saw General Electric pursue a different course.
—Michael Kilian, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026
Qing Bao has become increasingly active in return, wandering her habitat, scent marking, climbing trees and vocalizing back at Bao Li.
—Ryan Brennan, Kansas City Star, 8 Apr. 2026
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Olivia-Anne Cleary, Time, 3 May 2026
The caption reveals what the video doesn't show right away that roughly a kilometer into the run, her dog stopped before a leopard vocalized about 164 feet away.
—Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 24 Apr. 2026
Edison, who vocalized a desire for low prices serving more people, saw General Electric pursue a different course.
—Michael Kilian, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026
Qing Bao has become increasingly active in return, wandering her habitat, scent marking, climbing trees and vocalizing back at Bao Li.
—Ryan Brennan, Kansas City Star, 8 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for vocalize
Verb
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Riccobono said that the training needs to start with something as basic as the right way to approach a blind passenger.—
Zach Wichter,
USA Today,
22 June 2026
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Rejoining would also generate yet more uncertainty for companies which are only just adapting to the new trading relationship, said Sean McGuire, a director at the Confederation of British Industry, a business lobby group.—
Hanna Ziady,
CNN Money,
22 June 2026
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Though Croatia lost the match 4-2, guests stayed long after the game to sing and celebrate the match.—
Julianna Mejia,
Kansas City Star,
18 June 2026
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Jagger, who will turn 83 shortly after the album’s July 10 release date, has always sung about living in the present.—
Kory Grow,
Rolling Stone,
17 June 2026
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Chen, who is currently being held on $100,000 bail in the Clark County Detention Center, has been charged with five felony counts of bigamy and two counts of intent to utter a fictitious bill/note/check, per FOX5.—
Desiree Anello,
PEOPLE,
16 June 2026
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Even ordinary women who never laid claim to mystical experience uttered prayers again and again, throughout the day, for their entire adult lives.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
16 June 2026
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Even as a large number of fans at Miami Stadium chanted for Uruguay throughout Sunday's match, Cape Verdean players seemed undaunted.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
22 June 2026
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While there were no vuvuzelas, the plastic trumpets that put South Africa on the map during the 2010 World Cup, there was lots of chanting and cheering on site.—
Gabriel Sama,
Mercury News,
21 June 2026
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Multiple officers got out of their vehicles, repeatedly telling the driver and a passenger to get out of the car, police said.—
Jenna DeAngelis,
CBS News,
22 June 2026
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Collett reveals that he was told back in Season 1 that his run on the show would last only two seasons.—
Jordan Moreau,
Variety,
22 June 2026
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Robert, talk me through the thinking behind this framing.—
Dana Taylor,
USA Today,
23 June 2026
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Seconds later, Hines-Allen decided she was done talking and shoved Bonner.—
Alejandro Avila OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
23 June 2026
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False hopes about working in retirement speak to fundamental misunderstandings about retirement and the labor market, experts say.—
Daniel de Visé,
USA Today,
20 June 2026
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At the same time, progressive and labor groups that often find themselves at odds with the Chamber are avoiding jumping to conclusions, saying the move speaks more to the group’s quest for relevance than Becerra’s politics.—
Ben Paviour,
Sacbee.com,
20 June 2026
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In discussing the matter, Hahn also called for the county to look into establishing an emergency stockpile of air purifiers and other critical supplies to better prepare for future disasters.—
Ruben Vives,
Los Angeles Times,
24 June 2026
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Without discussing too much in detail, councilmembers raised several potential alternatives during the meeting, including parking garage subsidies, downtown employee waivers and a comprehensive citywide review of parking programs.—
Ryan Macasero,
Mercury News,
24 June 2026
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“Vocalize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vocalize. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.
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