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as in vocal
expressed or communicated by voice
a baby's crying is usually interpreted as an oral expression of distress
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as in verbal
made or carried on through speaking rather than in writing
lawyers for the plaintiff will be presenting oral arguments before the Supreme Court next week
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Recent Examples of oral
The result is that some children in Pakistan only receive the oral vaccine, while some aren't vaccinated at all.
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Ruchi Kumar, NPR, 16 Apr. 2025
Back in Homer’s day, people lived within an oral culture, then humans slowly developed a literate culture.
—David Brooks, Mercury News, 16 Apr. 2025
Good oral hygiene and daily tongue scrubbings with a toothbrush typically turn the tongue back to normal in a few months.
—Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Mar. 2025
Viking’s manufacturing deal secures manufacturing capacity and fulfillment of its injectable and oral formulation of a new, dual GLP-1 and glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide (GIP) agonists aimed at treating obesity.
—Natallie Rocha, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Mar. 2025
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Ruchi Kumar, NPR, 16 Apr. 2025
Back in Homer’s day, people lived within an oral culture, then humans slowly developed a literate culture.
—David Brooks, Mercury News, 16 Apr. 2025
Good oral hygiene and daily tongue scrubbings with a toothbrush typically turn the tongue back to normal in a few months.
—Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Mar. 2025
Viking’s manufacturing deal secures manufacturing capacity and fulfillment of its injectable and oral formulation of a new, dual GLP-1 and glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide (GIP) agonists aimed at treating obesity.
—Natallie Rocha, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for oral
Adjective
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The 39-year-old attorney has been publicly vocal about his alignment with President Donald Trump's MAGA policies.—
Matt Finn,
FOXNews.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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But the most vocal group leading an aggressive grassroots anti-tax campaign was a coalition of younger social justice activists led by Decarcerate KC called the Safety and Justice Alliance.—
Mike Hendricks,
Kansas City Star,
9 Apr. 2025
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Back in 2018, Osment was involved in a verbal scuffle at an airport in Las Vegas.—
Ryan Coleman,
EW.com,
17 Apr. 2025
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In 2018, police were called when Osment had a public verbal scuffle at McCarran International Airport in Las Vegas on Super Bowl Sunday in 2018.—
Charna Flam,
People.com,
17 Apr. 2025
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Kilmer published two books of poetry (including My Edens After Burns) and was nominated for a spoken word album Grammy in 2012 for The Mark of Zorro.—
Time,
Time,
3 Apr. 2025
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Picou understands some spoken French and wants to speak the language herself, but is sometimes too shy to try.—
Aubri Juhasz,
NPR,
19 Mar. 2025
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Several original cast members are returning, including co-writer and co-director Chris Sanders, who created and voiced Stitch.—
Jordana Comiter,
People.com,
27 Nov. 2024
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The 49-year-old voiced hope that, rather than being sold, the medals might find their way back to their rightful owner.—
Isaac Yee and Kathleen Magramo,
CNN,
11 Sep. 2024
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“Oral.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/oral. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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