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
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.
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Abby Monteil, Them, 20 Sep. 2024
Comorbid Conditions Men with BPD tend to externalize their distress, which contributes to their likelihood of experiencing substance use disorder (SUD) and exhibiting signs of antisocial personality disorder (ASPD).1213
Substance abuse is a common result of BPD.
—Sharon Kwon, Health, 19 Sep. 2024
Throughout the first era of globalization, social, environmental and security costs were externalized.
—Evan Smith, Forbes, 13 Sep. 2024
Thinking in a binary way about a liberal EU besieged by an illiberal far right externalizes the problem of the far right, obscuring a clearer understanding of how the EU might evolve in the future.
—Hans Kundnani, Foreign Affairs, 10 Sep. 2024
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Abby Monteil, Them, 20 Sep. 2024
Comorbid Conditions Men with BPD tend to externalize their distress, which contributes to their likelihood of experiencing substance use disorder (SUD) and exhibiting signs of antisocial personality disorder (ASPD).1213
Substance abuse is a common result of BPD.
—Sharon Kwon, Health, 19 Sep. 2024
Throughout the first era of globalization, social, environmental and security costs were externalized.
—Evan Smith, Forbes, 13 Sep. 2024
Thinking in a binary way about a liberal EU besieged by an illiberal far right externalizes the problem of the far right, obscuring a clearer understanding of how the EU might evolve in the future.
—Hans Kundnani, Foreign Affairs, 10 Sep. 2024
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The measure also targets fentanyl dealing and possession, which has come to embody the deadliest dimensions of the national opioid epidemic.Robert Salonga, The Mercury News, 6 Nov. 2024
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These products, which also make great hostess gifts or stocking stuffers, embody the scents of the season and are a true nod to Christmas.Christina Shepherd McGuire, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Nov. 2024
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For some horror-thriller heads, the moment might recall a similar sentiment expressed in the original Speak No Evil, Christian Tafdrup’s 2022 film about a family who gets tortured, and ultimately killed, by a sociopath who takes advantage of their middle-class politeness.Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 8 Nov. 2024
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On Saturday, Elvira Monk expressed relief at the prospect of arrests in her brother’s death.Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 8 Nov. 2024
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The outcome will encourage you to incorporate more activities into your routine that ease stress and connect you to positive individuals who inspire you.Eugenia Last, The Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2024
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Concession stands incorporate facial recognition to allow fans who have linked their wallets to the arena’s app to walk in and out, bypassing registers.Andrew Greif, NBC News, 6 Nov. 2024
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Trying to set expectations based on a math model is only going to add to the anxiety already manifesting itself.Philip Elliott, TIME, 5 Nov. 2024
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This could manifest in nightmares or a child having trouble sleeping.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
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The Grimms’ stories, with their promise of bodying forth an authentically Teutonic spirit, were so sought after during the Nazi years that Allied occupying forces temporarily banned them after the war.Jennifer Wilson, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2024
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Only this Touring two-door and a version bodied by Boneschi survive.Ben Oliver, Robb Report, 30 Sep. 2024
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“Externalize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/externalize. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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