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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
True consent is clear, enthusiastic, ongoing, verbalized, freely given and able to be withdrawn at any time.
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Jill Grimes, CNN Money, 13 Aug. 2025
Listening to people verbalize their experience, frustrations and expectations in real time reveals emotional triggers and priorities that metrics alone won’t show.
—Goran Paun, Forbes.com, 17 July 2025
On top of that, even though it wasn’t verbalized, there was a sense that this would be the band’s last album.
—Ernesto Lechner, Rolling Stone, 21 June 2025
Concepts like loneliness and a sense of belonging can be difficult to verbalize.
—Lynnette Nicholas, Parents, 17 June 2025
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Jill Grimes, CNN Money, 13 Aug. 2025
Listening to people verbalize their experience, frustrations and expectations in real time reveals emotional triggers and priorities that metrics alone won’t show.
—Goran Paun, Forbes.com, 17 July 2025
On top of that, even though it wasn’t verbalized, there was a sense that this would be the band’s last album.
—Ernesto Lechner, Rolling Stone, 21 June 2025
Concepts like loneliness and a sense of belonging can be difficult to verbalize.
—Lynnette Nicholas, Parents, 17 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for verbalize
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In Kyiv, a CNN reporter said that the attack began around midnight, starting with multiple drone strikes on residential buildings.—
Kosta Gak,
CNN Money,
9 Jan. 2026
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Due to cold temperatures, emergency medical services were contacted to evaluate her, authorities said.—
Jasmine Baehr,
FOXNews.com,
9 Jan. 2026
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On this subject, not a word was uttered by any of the siblings.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
20 Jan. 2026
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It's been over 30 years since McConaughey, 56, first uttered the iconic phrase on screen as David Wooderson in 1993's cult classic Dazed and Confused.—
Becca Longmire,
PEOPLE,
15 Jan. 2026
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Police added that Lattimore was arrested for not telling the officer there was a gun inside the vehicle when asked.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
9 Jan. 2026
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Federal prosecutors have launched a new criminal investigation into New York Attorney General Letitia James, after a grand jury previously declined to indict her twice on unrelated criminal charges, two sources familiar with the matter told CBS News.—
Sarah N. Lynch,
CBS News,
9 Jan. 2026
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As the industry now begins talking seriously about agentic AI, a more independent and decision-capable form of artificial intelligence, the question is no longer whether AI will reshape cars, but how far it should be allowed to go.—
Peter Lyon,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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Many survivors have been helped by talking things through with a licensed psychotherapist.—
Jeanne Phillips,
Mercury News,
27 Jan. 2026
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Disciplinary procedure documents shared with the Washington Examiner show that Goldis received several warnings from her higher-ups to stop speaking critically about the PGM sector.—
Mia Cathell,
The Washington Examiner,
31 Jan. 2026
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Portland Mayor Mark Dion, a Democrat, spoke about the importance of speaking out in the wake of ICE's actions in the city.—
KIMBERLEE KRUESI,
Arkansas Online,
31 Jan. 2026
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Glenn and Engstrand had been discussing his role for several days before deciding to move on.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
28 Jan. 2026
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The status conference in New York City — to discuss how the case would move forward to trial — was abruptly canceled on Tuesday and a new date was not set.—
Beril Akman,
Bloomberg,
28 Jan. 2026
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In their weekly Wanted Wednesday post, officers shared a photo of the suspect walking down a store aisle with a basket and a shopping bag in his hands just days before New Year's Eve at the store on Irvine Center Drive.—
Michele Gile,
CBS News,
8 Jan. 2026
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The idea is that districts could better coordinate and share some of the more expensive and difficult-to-find resources, such as speech language pathologists or school psychologists.—
Becca Savransky,
Idaho Statesman,
8 Jan. 2026
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“Verbalize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/verbalize. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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