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to express (a thought or emotion) in words
couldn't quite verbalize the cause of his mental distress
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Recent Examples of verbalize
Carr understands this on some level, but has too much faith in his coaching staff and teammates to verbalize the possibility of failure.
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Jerry McDonald, Mercury News, 12 May 2025
But conflicts can be worsened when underlying emotions, never verbalized, emerge after the caregiving ends.
—Carolyn Rosenblatt, Forbes.com, 9 May 2025
The person still feels pain, but may not be able to localize it or verbalize it.
—Dr. Sabooh Mubbashar, Hartford Courant, 27 Apr. 2025
This is first verbalized by Amrita, the resort’s wellness guide, during her session with Rick, referring to the state of restlessness that distracts people from meditation, and thus, a stillness of interiority that may yield enlightenment.
—Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 7 Apr. 2025
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Jerry McDonald, Mercury News, 12 May 2025
But conflicts can be worsened when underlying emotions, never verbalized, emerge after the caregiving ends.
—Carolyn Rosenblatt, Forbes.com, 9 May 2025
The person still feels pain, but may not be able to localize it or verbalize it.
—Dr. Sabooh Mubbashar, Hartford Courant, 27 Apr. 2025
This is first verbalized by Amrita, the resort’s wellness guide, during her session with Rick, referring to the state of restlessness that distracts people from meditation, and thus, a stillness of interiority that may yield enlightenment.
—Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 7 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for verbalize
Verb
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The consistency of officiating has been a topic players and coaches have been discussing a lot this season, and Engelbert said the league is aware and will evaluate it.—
Doug Feinberg,
Chicago Tribune,
20 July 2025
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Ogwumike said during Thursday’s CBA media availability that the league did pose ideas regarding extending the season.—
Ben Pickman,
New York Times,
20 July 2025
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Wearing a light-colored button-down shirt and dark pants, Morales only uttered a few words in response to questions from Murphy during the proceeding.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
14 July 2025
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The vast majority of my friends, both in and out of business, refuse to allow even a sentence uttered, maybe not even a word, that is positive about President Donald Trump.—
Jim Cramer,
CNBC,
13 July 2025
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The city has been told the Water and Wastewater Authority should have their standard operational system active at that time, Bell said.—
Andy Humbles,
The Tennessean,
26 July 2025
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The film tells the powerful true story of a blind Native American man who helped save lives during the Oklahoma City bombing.—
Okla Jones,
Essence,
26 July 2025
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Joey’s parents encouraged him to talk to Sunseri and head coach DeShaun Foster to find out what was going on.—
Sam Khan Jr,
New York Times,
25 July 2025
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Police shared links to two videos on the Heston James Instagram account that showed Cobb talking to employees at two different businesses, including what appeared to be a Chipotle and an auto repair shop.—
Jose R. Gonzalez,
AZCentral.com,
25 July 2025
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Georgia coach Kirby Smart and Texas coach Steve Sarkisian spoke earlier that day in Atlanta’s College Football Hall of Fame about their recruiting philosophies in the age of player revenue sharing and schools allocating a big chunk of that $20.5 million to football.—
Marc Weiszer,
The Tennessean,
22 July 2025
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In a recent interview with Variety, The Fantastic Four: First Steps director Matt Shakman spoke about casting the role of Reed Richards, a.k.a.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
21 July 2025
Verb
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Megyn Kelly and Ben Shapiro discussed the Jeffrey Epstein files on the July 14 episode of Kelly's YouTube show.—
Sonam Sheth,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 July 2025
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There’s a lot of humor used as the co-hosts discuss current events and rail against liberal reaction to them.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
15 July 2025
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Louis King was named championship game MVP when the Kings defeated the Boston Celtics in the 2021 finals while Davion Mitchell shared tournament MVP honors with Brooklyn Nets guard Cameron Thomas.—
Jason Anderson,
Sacbee.com,
20 July 2025
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Ahead of the All-Star game, the Fever took to social media to share a big announcement regarding Clark.—
Evan Massey,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 July 2025
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“Verbalize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/verbalize. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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