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
Baked into every Bitcoin, then, is some amount of value that has been externalized—effectively stolen—from society writ large.
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Andrew Leahey, Forbes, 26 Nov. 2024
For internal communications professionals, this step might involve partnering with ghostwriters to help your subject-matter experts externalize their thinking or running workshops to help experts hone their writing skills.
—Rhea Wessel, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024
The journalist Jason Diamond, who announced the sale of his first novel in April, told me the post also externalizes what otherwise can feel like an isolating endeavor.
—Jordan Michelman, The Atlantic, 21 Nov. 2024
Joyful expression is externalized through decoration and design that maximizes a sensory experience, honoring the brilliant experience of life.
—Prinita Thevarajah, Architectural Digest, 31 Oct. 2024
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Andrew Leahey, Forbes, 26 Nov. 2024
For internal communications professionals, this step might involve partnering with ghostwriters to help your subject-matter experts externalize their thinking or running workshops to help experts hone their writing skills.
—Rhea Wessel, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024
The journalist Jason Diamond, who announced the sale of his first novel in April, told me the post also externalizes what otherwise can feel like an isolating endeavor.
—Jordan Michelman, The Atlantic, 21 Nov. 2024
Joyful expression is externalized through decoration and design that maximizes a sensory experience, honoring the brilliant experience of life.
—Prinita Thevarajah, Architectural Digest, 31 Oct. 2024
See all Example Sentences for externalize
Recent Examples of Synonyms for externalize
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Brown’s work as Darden provides much of the emotional heart of the story; the character embodies the conflicting perspectives in L.A.’s racially stratified communities that swirled around the case.—
Jennifer Maas,
Variety,
24 Jan. 2025
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My mom embodied everything soft and strong simultaneously.—
Jordan Greene,
People.com,
24 Jan. 2025
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Some health professionals have expressed concerns about excessive fluoride intake and potential toxicity.—
Mary Kekatos,
ABC News,
29 Jan. 2025
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Now, Hello! has reported that the episodes were postponed after the duchess expressed her desire to concentrate on the needs of those affected by the wildfires in her home state of California.—
Isaac Bickerstaff,
Glamour,
29 Jan. 2025
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The deep crimson became a popular hair color; makeup mavens were sweeping and swiping deep berry pigments across their cheeks, lips, and eyelids; and manicurists everywhere were being asked to incorporate the moody hue into all types of different designs.—
Annie Blay,
Allure,
27 Jan. 2025
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Schiaparelli has since reinvented the lobster dress, with creative directors Bertrand Guyon and Daniel Roseberry incorporating the luxe shellfish into their spring 2017 couture and spring 2024 ready-to-wear collections, respectively.—
Hannah Malach,
WWD,
27 Jan. 2025
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Azzedine Alaïa had a dream of having a boutique on rue du Faubourg Saint Honoré—with this location, his dream is manifested.—
Maya Ibbitson,
Architectural Digest,
21 Jan. 2025
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That manifested on screen as a progressive revelation over the first nine episodes of season 5 that Judd was struggling with alcohol.—
Patrick Gomez,
EW.com,
21 Jan. 2025
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On the next Boston possession, Brown bodied Dennis Schröder in transition for a driving bucket.—
Jay King,
The Athletic,
21 Jan. 2025
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The studio executives who hired her for the show began to body shame her as soon as she got selected for the role.—
Zack Sharf,
Variety,
16 Dec. 2024
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“Externalize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/externalize. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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