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adjective

Definition of expressednext
as in express

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expressed

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verb

past tense of express
1
as in voiced
to make known (as an idea, emotion, or opinion) in a true democracy, a person can freely express his or her views

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as in squeezed
to apply external pressure on so as to force out the juice or contents of except as a fun event at festivals, nowadays people do not make wine by expressing grapes with their feet

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as in implied
to communicate or convey (as an idea) to the mind an upraised thumb is now universally recognized as a gesture expressing approval or encouragement

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as in said
to convey in appropriate or telling terms could you express your opinion of the book in words a little more precise than "lousy"?

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as in embodied
to represent in visible form towering spires express in glass and steel the optimism of the age

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  1. express
  2. voiced
  3. implied
  4. embodied
  5. explicit
  6. stated
  7. articulated
  8. incorporated
Adjective
  • The FedEx Express segment offers express transportation, small-package ground delivery, and freight transportation services; and time-critical transportation services.
    Adam Sarhan, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
  • About half of those in this income bracket express concern about affording groceries, while roughly 4 in 10 are similarly worried about paying for gas, electricity, or holiday gifts.
    Dan Perry, Newsweek, 17 Dec. 2024
Definition of express
Verb
  • Vengeance Most Fowl will be the first not to feature Sallis, who had voiced Wallace since 1989’s A Grand Day Out.
    Max Goldbart, Deadline, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Instead, the movie works as sort of a tale of the past told by Rafiki to Kiara, Simba’s daughter (voiced by Blue Ivy Carter).
    Lissete Lanuza Sáenz, StyleCaster, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of voiced
Verb
  • No guarantees of profitability are made or implied, of course.
    John Navin, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
  • At one point, it is implied Harry has his way with László’s young niece (Raffey Cassidy), though this escapes retribution.
    Lily Ford, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 Dec. 2024
Definition of implied
Verb
  • Looking forward, embodied AI, like autonomous vehicles, may have difficulty living up to expectations in the near term but will likely make incredible gains over the long term.
    Jeff Mahler, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Few embodied that humanity more than Moussa Sall, a charismatic 33-year-old from Mauritania in West Africa, who became the shelter’s de facto mayor during his seven months living there.
    Luis Ferré-Sadurní, New York Times, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of embodied
Adjective
  • Stevenson’s daring riffs on genre classics and surprisingly explicit imagery combine with The First Omen’s unavoidable cultural context to make this IP extension feel entirely singular.
    Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 19 Dec. 2024
  • Apart from generating top-ranking national standardized test takers, however, one of 2 Hour Learning’s other explicit goals is the removal of teachers from classrooms.
    Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 19 Dec. 2024
Definition of explicit
Verb
  • When Newsweek reached out to Vito's Pizza for comment, an employee stated that the boss was unavailable.
    Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Granger's son Brandon Granger told the Dallas Morning News on Sunday that his mother is living at Tradition Senior Living in Fort Worth, but is not in a memory care facility as some reports stated.
    Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of stated
Verb
  • Alba articulated every track on that album with an emotional delivery that was perfect.
    Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 15 Dec. 2024
  • That’s a strategy that has been articulated to cable employees in recent days by Mark Lazarus, the senior NBCU executive who has been named CEO of the new company.
    Brian Steinberg, Variety, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of articulated
Verb
  • Kaia Gerber and Erykah Badu incorporated boho elements into their wardrobes, pairing graphic tees with a ruffled skirt and fringed jacket, respectively.
    Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 23 Dec. 2024
  • And lots of flowers with green foliage incorporated throughout.
    Ashlyn Robinette, People.com, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of incorporated
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