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to express (a thought or emotion) in words
she's not one to vocalize her worries
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Recent Examples of vocalize
Mobilizing against Trump seemed en vogue during Hollywood’s first award season after the 2016 election, as many artists vocalized their opposition to White House policies at the time.
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Elizabeth Wagmeister, CNN, 27 Feb. 2025
Other factors that may have contributed to the patterns include whether or not other whales were vocalizing nearby.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 26 Feb. 2025
House Republicans put their weight behind the bill and vocalized their approval.
—Matt Robison, Newsweek, 19 Feb. 2025
By just expressing interest in the discussion, nodding their heads, vocalizing, saying 'tell me more,' making eye contact — that lubricates the wheels of communication.
—Malaka Gharib, NPR, 11 Feb. 2025
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Elizabeth Wagmeister, CNN, 27 Feb. 2025
Other factors that may have contributed to the patterns include whether or not other whales were vocalizing nearby.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 26 Feb. 2025
House Republicans put their weight behind the bill and vocalized their approval.
—Matt Robison, Newsweek, 19 Feb. 2025
By just expressing interest in the discussion, nodding their heads, vocalizing, saying 'tell me more,' making eye contact — that lubricates the wheels of communication.
—Malaka Gharib, NPR, 11 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for vocalize
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The rest of the deal will happen at a valuation of about $7 billion, the sources said, giving the deal a rough blended valuation of $6.6 billion, albeit over multiple years.—
Eben Novy-Williams,
Sportico.com,
21 Mar. 2025
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Southwest Airlines Flight 3278 was cleared to take off on a runway at Orlando International Airport, bound for Albany, New York, the FAA said in a statement.—
Aaron Cooper,
CNN,
21 Mar. 2025
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Relatives and friends sing dozens of traditional songs, and special dancers accompany her at appropriate times.—
Alejandra Rubio,
NPR,
29 Mar. 2025
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The two groups yelled at each other while the Christians also sang and called on Grotto members to accept Jesus.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
29 Mar. 2025
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Of course, utter the phrase ‘pre-tax losses’ in the game today and you’ll soon be thumped over the head with an acronym.—
Chris Weatherspoon,
The Athletic,
20 Mar. 2025
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The sound bites and hundreds of thousands of social-media impressions typically generated by such stop-and-greet interactions: canceled before they can ever be uttered.—
Chris Lee,
Vulture,
14 Mar. 2025
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Hundreds of people gathered at the corner of Southwest 177th Avenue and 12th Street, holding signs and chanting outside the overcrowded Krome Detention Center entrance on Saturday.—
Milena Malaver,
Miami Herald,
29 Mar. 2025
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Dozens of protesters swarmed the courthouse Friday morning, waving flags, holding signs and chanting outside the building.—
Sarah Rumpf-Whitten,
FOXNews.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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Marvel Studios‘ clever live five-hour-plus announcement of the cast of Avengers: Doomsday was their biggest livestream, bigger than any premiere red carpet, pulling in 275M digital views we’re told and 3.1M social mentions.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
27 Mar. 2025
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The federation sources also deny that any manipulation took place — telling The Athletic that the documents published by El Mundo are just some of many different drafts compiled during the process of compiling the World Cup bid book.—
Dermot Corrigan,
New York Times,
27 Mar. 2025
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For the best results, experts recommended talking to your stylist to create a personalized haircare routine.—
Sarah Garone,
Health,
27 Mar. 2025
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Kirk Gibson speaks Our Jack Harris talked to Dodgers icon Kirk Gibson recently about Freddie Freeman‘s grand slam in Game 1 of the World Series.—
Houston Mitchell,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Mar. 2025
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Meanwhile, Piper, Lachlan and their parents have made their way to the Buddhist community so that Timothy and Victoria can speak with the monk, Luang Por Teera (Suthichai Yoon).—
Erik Kain,
Forbes,
24 Mar. 2025
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All of Anthony’s dialogue is spoken through the car.—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
23 Mar. 2025
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Of course, rationality is often in short supply when discussing money and mortality.—
Ashley Case,
Forbes.com,
31 Mar. 2025
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One breakfast option that's rarely discussed, said Moskovitz, is eating leftover dinner.—
Perri Ormont Blumberg Fox News,
FOXNews.com,
30 Mar. 2025
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“Vocalize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vocalize. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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