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vocalizes

verb

present tense third-person singular of vocalize
1
as in utters
to express (a thought or emotion) in words she's not one to vocalize her worries

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2
as in sings
to produce musical sounds with the voice spent some time vocalizing before the concert

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Recent Examples of vocalizes The clip, filmed from a few feet away, shows the saxophone player continuing unfazed as the Dalmatian raises its snout and vocalizes in rhythm. — Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Sep. 2025 As the sweetly melodic ballad tapers, a gentle beat kicks in and Carey vocalizes words of religious praise over a syncopated coda for the last two minutes, her five-octave voice punctuating her patented melismatic style. — Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 23 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for vocalizes
  1. utters
  2. sings
  3. says
  4. chants
  5. tells
  6. speaks
  7. talks
  8. discusses
Verb
  • 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
Definition of utters
Verb
  • Like a drug, your ego can stop you from listening to your true self … My true self is someone who writes and sings songs.
    — Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 14 Sep. 2026
  • Starting pitcher Gerrit Cole is among the Yankees who sings along with it.
    — Brendan Kuty, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of sings
Verb
  • The number of products deployed or dollars spent says little about an organization’s ability to withstand an attack.
    — Shane Buckley, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026
  • The suit says La Strada twice raised concerns with Hoskins, but his Capitol security badge then was deactivated before a hearing in the case and he was fired effective May 1.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of says
Verb
  • Eurylochus chants this on the seas after the crew leaves the island of the sun god’s cattle.
    — Wisdom Iheanyichukwu, Vanity Fair, 17 Aug. 2026
  • The ballroom at the Westin Perimeter North is packed with people sporadically breaking out in Rick Jackson chants from time to time.
    — Zachary Bynum, CBS News, 16 June 2026
Definition of chants
Verb
  • Before dinner, Nathan tells her about the new anchor watch schedule.
    — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 15 Sep. 2026
  • An acquaintance who buys and sells movie props tells them that the boots are worth at least fifteen hundred dollars—a tenfold return on their investment.
    — David Owen, New Yorker, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of tells
Verb
  • The team’s goal is to deliver an experience that speaks to the excellence of Sacramento’s rich culinary scene.
    — Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 14 Sep. 2026
  • Old rivals Atlanta City Council member Mary Norwood speaks at a news conference in Buckhead in 2023.
    — Adam Beam, AJC.com, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of speaks
Verb
  • The Iran discussions took place in the morning, the Ukraine talks in the afternoon.
    — Dexter Filkins, New Yorker, 14 Sep. 2026
  • Margot Robbie talks lovingly about the cocaine scene in 1900.
    — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of talks
Verb
  • 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
Definition of discusses

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“Vocalizes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vocalizes. Accessed 17 Sep. 2026.

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