verbally

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Recent Examples of verbally The two verbally sparred for months as Punk needed to recover from a triceps injury during the 2024 Royal Rumble. Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 15 Apr. 2025 For instance, in a first grade lesson on basic addition, a teacher could use pictures, tactile items and virtual tools to not only describe the math problem verbally, but also tangibly and visually. Beth Wallis, NPR, 15 Apr. 2025 Calder also said that the owner of the dog verbally agreed to have the dog responsible for the fatal attack put down. Chris Spargo, People.com, 7 Apr. 2025 The Schimmel sisters still throw short-hops to one another, if just verbally. Evan Drellich, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for verbally
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  • Gaffes like falling up the stairs of Air Force One and reading teleprompter instructions aloud became conservative fodder that escalated as the years progressed.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Apr. 2025
  • Nicklaus once said aloud that a 25-year-old McIlroy might win 15 or 20 majors.
    Brendan Quinn, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025

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“Verbally.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/verbally. Accessed 2 May. 2025.

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