vocalizes

present tense third-person singular of vocalize

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Verb
  • The season 2 finale centered around a tornado destroying the store, when Brett utters his only line of dialogue in the series as the storm approaches.
    Carson Blackwelder, People.com, 7 Aug. 2025
  • To use the Breathalyzer app by Outreach Smartphone Monitoring or by House Arrest App, the user utters a pass phrase and then blows into the Breathalyzer while the app captures and transmits a short video along with the user’s GPS location to a corrections officer.
    Robert S. Gable, IEEE Spectrum, 20 July 2017
Verb
  • If ginger beer sings with a dark rum, sing.
    Gina Pace, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Johnson sings throughout the film, including on lyrical creations by Lin-Manuel Miranda.
    Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 8 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Michôd says that Sweeney was initially tentative about Martin's involvement, wanting to protect her own creative space, but opened up upon realizing that Martin wasn't going to try and control her performance.
    Esther Zuckerman, Time, 6 Sep. 2025
  • Kentucky’s constitution specifically allows suspects to be held without bail for a crime where the death penalty is on the table, but Stines’ defense team says the state is still required to prove at a hearing that there is enough evidence to presume Stines is guilty in order to keep him locked up.
    Andy Rose, CNN Money, 6 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The entire group chants the name of the triumphant Elio and Clone Elio accepts the applause.
    Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 19 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • The percentage tells the public how much of the fire perimeter is believed to not go beyond the control lines.
    CA WILDFIRE BOT, Sacbee.com, 8 Sep. 2025
  • The movie tells the true story of Joe Scaravella, played by actor-producer Vince Vaughn, his restaurant Enoteca Maria and its staff of nonnas.
    Jack Smart, PEOPLE, 7 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky speaks during a press conference with the prime minister of Norway following talks at Mariinskyi Palace in Kyiv on August 25, 2025.
    Daniel R. DePetris, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
  • David Boreanaz speaks onstage at the 'Interview with A Vampire.
    Brendan Le, People.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Avrich talks to Deadline in regards to how this went down.
    Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 6 Sep. 2025
  • First up this week, Joelle Renstrom talks with Drew about being a teacher in 2025 and her recent essay for the site about Cliffs Notes.
    The Lit Hub Podcast, Literary Hub, 5 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The chef and cookbook author discusses breastfeeding in public and feeding her 14-month-old spicy food.
    Elisabeth Sherman, Parents, 3 Sep. 2025
  • A little before that, McElwee inserts an extremely candid interview in which Adrian, who has just gotten out of another rehab program in Colorado, discusses his addiction problems with honesty and intelligence.
    Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2025
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“Vocalizes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vocalizes. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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