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as in linguistic
of or relating to words or language
the child didn't yet have the verbal skills needed to tell the doctor about the pain he was experiencing
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as in oral
made or carried on through speaking rather than in writing
a verbal agreement carries less force than a written contract
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Recent Examples of verbal
Face cream visionary and cherry sweater-wearing fashion icon Alyssa Farah Griffin reached a breaking point on The View, after cohost Joy Behar shaded her on air during a particularly tense verbal clash about hate speech on social media.
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EW.com, 9 Jan. 2025
Police say that the double homicide happened during a planned child exchange involving other people in the area, and may have been related to a verbal dispute that occurred shortly before shots were fired.
—Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 8 Jan. 2025
What's more, his shuffling gait and verbal miscues had raised questions about his fitness for office.
—Susan Page, USA TODAY, 8 Jan. 2025
During the stop, Gibbs allegedly refused to get out of the vehicle and ignored verbal directions, according to police.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 29 Dec. 2024
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EW.com, 9 Jan. 2025
Police say that the double homicide happened during a planned child exchange involving other people in the area, and may have been related to a verbal dispute that occurred shortly before shots were fired.
—Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 8 Jan. 2025
What's more, his shuffling gait and verbal miscues had raised questions about his fitness for office.
—Susan Page, USA TODAY, 8 Jan. 2025
During the stop, Gibbs allegedly refused to get out of the vehicle and ignored verbal directions, according to police.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 29 Dec. 2024
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Adjective
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His research interests include the application of linguistic methods such as discourse analysis and narrative analysis in management research and using ideas from organization theory to better understand technology and innovation.—
Raghu Garud, Yuliya Snihur,
Harvard Business Review,
8 Jan. 2025
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Some were coined on purpose, others by linguistic error.—
John Mariani,
Forbes,
8 Jan. 2025
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The Supreme Court appeared inclined to uphold the law mandating TikTok's divestiture during oral arguments last week, though no formal ruling has been issued.—
John Mac Ghlionn,
Newsweek,
14 Jan. 2025
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Last week, the Supreme Court held oral arguments about the law potentially banning TikTok, which President Joe Biden signed in April.—
Jonathan Vanian,
CNBC,
14 Jan. 2025
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For Teams: Normalize setting boundaries while remaining communicative.—
Dr. Diane Hamilton,
Forbes,
4 Jan. 2025
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Its hydraulic steering was extremely communicative, responsive, and busy, relaying every crease in the tarmac at all times — to the point of requiring a firm grip and faster than average hands — just the way any driving aficionado desires.—
Peter Nelson,
The Verge,
23 Dec. 2024
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But Canada’s distinct political culture makes Trump’s rhetorical dreams far more complicated in reality.—
Elizabeth Robinson,
NBC News,
8 Jan. 2025
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But this deal quickly turned political, given U.S. Steel's importance to the battleground state of Pennsylvania, and both Biden and Donald Trump came out in rhetorical opposition.—
Dan Primack,
Axios,
2 Jan. 2025
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“Verbal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/verbal. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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