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to express (a thought or emotion) in words
she's not one to vocalize her worries
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Recent Examples of vocalize
If successful, researchers hope the technique could be extended to help people who have difficulty vocalizing because of conditions such as cerebral palsy or autism.
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ArsTechnica, 21 Apr. 2025
Having collaborated with Pink on a duet for the 2017 American Music Awards, Estrella was well acquainted with the challenge of creating airborne movement that also supported vocalizing.
—Luna Adler, Vogue, 10 Mar. 2025
Zephaniah, who died in 2023 at 65, was a towering figure in literature, music and politics, vocalizing the Black experience in post-war Britain.
—Thomas Smith, Billboard, 24 Apr. 2025
The president vocalized his discontent with the Fed chair’s economic policy leadership during a Q-and-A session with reporters.
—Lisa Kailai Han,natasha Turak,katrina Bishop, CNBC, 21 Apr. 2025
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ArsTechnica, 21 Apr. 2025
Having collaborated with Pink on a duet for the 2017 American Music Awards, Estrella was well acquainted with the challenge of creating airborne movement that also supported vocalizing.
—Luna Adler, Vogue, 10 Mar. 2025
Zephaniah, who died in 2023 at 65, was a towering figure in literature, music and politics, vocalizing the Black experience in post-war Britain.
—Thomas Smith, Billboard, 24 Apr. 2025
The president vocalized his discontent with the Fed chair’s economic policy leadership during a Q-and-A session with reporters.
—Lisa Kailai Han,natasha Turak,katrina Bishop, CNBC, 21 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for vocalize
Verb
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Interim chair Dawn Airey is said to have ruled herself out of the race.—
Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
20 May 2025
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The witness allegedly overheard the friend say that Lanez didn’t shoot the three-time Grammy winner.—
Anna Chan,
Billboard,
20 May 2025
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Although the members are assigned to a specific unit, each member might sing, rap and dance in the group; their unit is their specialty.—
Nicole Fell,
HollywoodReporter,
28 May 2025
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Her father had been a high school band director before becoming associate superintendent of the Fresno school district, and her mother, an administrator at California State University, sang in the church choir.—
Charlotte Alter,
Time,
28 May 2025
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To say the excitement is palpable would be an understatement — amid the Portuguese, Croatian and Japanese words that The Athletic hears when ambling around the pitch, the word ‘Cristiano’ has been uttered dozens and dozens of times.—
Tim Spiers,
New York Times,
15 May 2025
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These words, uttered last month in court by defense attorney Arthur L. Aidala during Harvey Weinstein’s retrial in New York, should make any thinking person in, and outside, Hollywood scream out loud.—
Mary McNamara,
Los Angeles Times,
15 May 2025
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Fans chanted his name during the ninth inning of his shutout.—
Cody Stavenhagen,
New York Times,
29 May 2025
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Inside the building, chants to fire the team's president of basketball operations, Nico Harrison, reached a deafening decibel.—
Bobby Krivitsky,
Forbes.com,
29 May 2025
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In 2024, a highly intoxicated passenger on an All Nippon Airways flight from Tokyo to Seattle reportedly bit a flight attendant in the arm an hour after takeoff, the Japanese airline told The Japan Times.—
Kathleen Wong,
USA Today,
27 May 2025
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However, Merced told Variety in May 2025 that production of the third installment will likely begin in 2026.—
Samantha Stutsman,
People.com,
26 May 2025
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Witnesses said the customer complained about his order to a female employee working at the Checkers window and asked to talk to a manager several times, investigators wrote in the report.—
Olivia Lloyd,
Miami Herald,
26 May 2025
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Patti LuPone stood in a midtown recording studio one spring afternoon, talking to Carrie Bradshaw.—
Michael Schulman,
New Yorker,
26 May 2025
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The 27-year-old Fanning, who grew up in the spotlight as a child star alongside her sister Dakota, also spoke about how her career has evolved over the years after a journalist noted that this may be her most mature role yet.—
Ellise Shafer,
Variety,
22 May 2025
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The 'Survivor 48' final 5 speak in exclusive finale interview 'Survivor 48' jury speaks in exclusive pre-finale interview Of course, that is exactly what happened.—
Dalton Ross,
EW.com,
22 May 2025
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Rather, Evans says, this viral moment is an opportunity to discuss what is acceptable and what isn't in a relationship.—
Nicole Fallert,
USA Today,
29 May 2025
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Chair Powell did not discuss his expectations for monetary policy, except to stress that the path of policy will depend entirely on incoming economic information and what that means for the outlook.—
Jeff Cox,
CNBC,
29 May 2025
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“Vocalize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vocalize. Accessed 2 Jun. 2025.
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