as in to embody
to represent in visible form
an actress with an expressive face that wonderfully externalizes a wide range of emotions
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Recent Examples of externalize
Get Interviewed, Then Ask the AI Getting interviewed is a great way to externalize your expertise and gain a new understanding about your own ideas.
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Rhea Wessel, Forbes, 23 Oct. 2024
This allows listeners to experience audio that feels externalized, as if coming from around them, rather than from within their headphones.
—Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 8 Oct. 2024
While some firms have opted to externalize their data to enrich it with other sources due to reporting constraints, this approach enables the retention of data in one common source.
—Araya Solomon, Forbes, 2 Oct. 2024
However, the genre can also be a means through which many trans and nonbinary viewers have processed gender dysphoria, externalizing the fear of a body changing out from under you, wrenching your sense of self in the process.
—Abby Monteil, Them, 20 Sep. 2024
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Rhea Wessel, Forbes, 23 Oct. 2024
This allows listeners to experience audio that feels externalized, as if coming from around them, rather than from within their headphones.
—Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 8 Oct. 2024
While some firms have opted to externalize their data to enrich it with other sources due to reporting constraints, this approach enables the retention of data in one common source.
—Araya Solomon, Forbes, 2 Oct. 2024
However, the genre can also be a means through which many trans and nonbinary viewers have processed gender dysphoria, externalizing the fear of a body changing out from under you, wrenching your sense of self in the process.
—Abby Monteil, Them, 20 Sep. 2024
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The game has come to embody the spirit of the armed forces; the Black Knights come from the United States Military Academy at West Point and the Midshipmen are from the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis.Stephan Pechdimaldji, Newsweek, 14 Dec. 2024
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Buendia arguably embodied that school of thought more than any other.Jacob Tanswell, The Athletic, 13 Dec. 2024
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Opinions expressed do not necessarily reflect the views of TIME editors.Zachary Loeb / Made by History, TIME, 18 Dec. 2024
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Moustafa expressed concern over the lack of security at the grave sites, emphasizing the need to preserve them to safeguard critical evidence for future investigations.Tim Ryan, Newsweek, 18 Dec. 2024
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This recipe incorporates the flavors of citrus, pineapple, cherries, and coconut into one big- batch party staple.Krissy Tiglias, Southern Living, 16 Dec. 2024
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To ensure your resume passes this initial hurdle, incorporate relevant keywords from the job description.Andrew Fennell, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
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Then, against the backdrop of one franchise cornerstone’s free agency, another began to manifest.Chandler Rome, The Athletic, 10 Dec. 2024
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Fragrance Trends at Retail At key fragrance destinations like Ulta Beauty, Sephora and Macy’s, this emphasis on value is manifesting in a few ways.Noor Lobad, WWD, 10 Dec. 2024
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Thanks to tricks like variable valve timing and individual throttle bodies 3.0-liter inline-six made 286 horsepower — this in an era when a Ferrari V-8 needed 3.4 liters to squeeze out 296 hp.Will Sabel Courtney, Robb Report, 3 Dec. 2024
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Between 1934 and 1936, Mercedes built just 342 examples of the 500 K. Of these, 29 were bodied as two-seat, open-top Special Roadsters.Howard Walker, Robb Report, 28 Oct. 2024
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“Externalize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/externalize. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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