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as in vocal
expressed or communicated by voice
a baby's crying is usually interpreted as an oral expression of distress
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as in verbal
made or carried on through speaking rather than in writing
lawyers for the plaintiff will be presenting oral arguments before the Supreme Court next week
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Recent Examples of oral
Novo Nordisk said that people who used the oral medication during phase 3 of clinical trials lost about 14% of their body weight, while those who stayed on the treatment lost about 17%.
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Mary Cunningham, CBS News, 5 Jan. 2026
The Danish pharma company officially launched its oral GLP-1 pill for weight loss in the United States on Monday.
—Jeff Marks, CNBC, 5 Jan. 2026
The full effects of SLS on oral tissue are still being studied.
—Kirstyn Hill, Health, 4 Jan. 2026
The patient must make two oral requests of physicians, with a five-day waiting period between the first and second requests.
—Dr. Jeffrey Singer, New York Daily News, 3 Jan. 2026
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The responses in Bug are very vocal and that is a lot of fun.—
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Hopefuls are judged on musical performance, song choice, vocal abilities, costuming, crowd appeal and authenticity in portraying the real-life Gold Rush character Klondike Kate.—
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Attorneys for the victims' families say the victims were three 10-year-old non-verbal boys with autism.—
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Trump’s relationship with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is just as volatile, ranging from verbal fistfights in the Oval Office to respectful deliberation.—
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The information also helped law enforcement unravel a case that has devastated the 13-year-old’s family and friends and the community where the soft-spoken teen, known as gentle and kind, lived.—
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The project veered toward her most experimental impulses, stretching to nearly 90 minutes of drones and eerie spoken word.—
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Sanders, who co-directed the original movie and voiced Stitch, reprised his voice-over role in the 2025 update.—
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Several cast members returned, including co-writer and co-director Chris Sanders, who created and voiced Stitch.—
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“Oral.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/oral. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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