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Recent Examples of vocally
Maria Corina Machado, the opposition leader in exile, has vocally supported the American pressure campaign.
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Bobby Ghosh, Time, 3 Jan. 2026
The six older Combs children have been vocally supportive of their father, who has been behind bars since September 2024.
—Rachel Desantis, PEOPLE, 29 Dec. 2025
Against Wolves on Saturday, there was a moment in the second half when the ball was played forward to him and the Emirates Stadium crowd was vocally willing him to hold it up.
—James McNicholas, New York Times, 17 Dec. 2025
One of OpenAI’s major competitors, Anthropic, has vocally opposed attempts to undermine state AI regulations, as have some Senate Republicans.
—Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 12 Dec. 2025
Elsa and Anna brought the house down vocally, the effects and puppetry were amazing, and the show also managed to bring the laughs.
—Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence, 9 Dec. 2025
Some riders have pushed back, vocally opposing new safety measures in Massachusetts.
—Nick Penzenstadler, USA Today, 4 Dec. 2025
Goldman has undertaken other efforts in the past to tax the rich, but hasn’t been as vocally forward on the issue as some of his possible Democratic challengers.
—Ross O'Keefe, The Washington Examiner, 4 Dec. 2025
Another law passed in 2023 requires all new school buses purchased by schools to be electric by 2035, which the California School Boards Association has vocally opposed.
—Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 3 Dec. 2025
Bobby Ghosh, Time, 3 Jan. 2026
The six older Combs children have been vocally supportive of their father, who has been behind bars since September 2024.
—Rachel Desantis, PEOPLE, 29 Dec. 2025
Against Wolves on Saturday, there was a moment in the second half when the ball was played forward to him and the Emirates Stadium crowd was vocally willing him to hold it up.
—James McNicholas, New York Times, 17 Dec. 2025
One of OpenAI’s major competitors, Anthropic, has vocally opposed attempts to undermine state AI regulations, as have some Senate Republicans.
—Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 12 Dec. 2025
Elsa and Anna brought the house down vocally, the effects and puppetry were amazing, and the show also managed to bring the laughs.
—Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence, 9 Dec. 2025
Some riders have pushed back, vocally opposing new safety measures in Massachusetts.
—Nick Penzenstadler, USA Today, 4 Dec. 2025
Goldman has undertaken other efforts in the past to tax the rich, but hasn’t been as vocally forward on the issue as some of his possible Democratic challengers.
—Ross O'Keefe, The Washington Examiner, 4 Dec. 2025
Another law passed in 2023 requires all new school buses purchased by schools to be electric by 2035, which the California School Boards Association has vocally opposed.
—Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 3 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for vocally
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Three months earlier, a white bus driver had verbally harassed her.—
Time,
Time,
6 Nov. 2025
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He was well known for donning a bulletproof vest and for verbally challenging organized crime deeply routed in the state.—
Ellie Cook,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Nov. 2025
Adverb
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But even in Le Mystère des Voix Bulgares, Middle Eastern makams press audibly against Byzantine chant and Western diatonic systems.—
Emma Madden,
Pitchfork,
21 Dec. 2025
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After a Friday court hearing, in which Judge Eric Geffon said approving the agreement exceeded his authority under a 2022 law change, Tony LoBue and his sister Marie audibly exhaled.—
Robert Salonga,
Mercury News,
6 Dec. 2025
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“Vocally.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vocally. Accessed 8 Jan. 2026.
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