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as in utters
to express (a thought or emotion) in words
she's not one to vocalize her worries
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Recent Examples of vocalizes
The clip, filmed from a few feet away, shows the saxophone player continuing unfazed as the Dalmatian raises its snout and vocalizes in rhythm.
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Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Sep. 2025
As the sweetly melodic ballad tapers, a gentle beat kicks in and Carey vocalizes words of religious praise over a syncopated coda for the last two minutes, her five-octave voice punctuating her patented melismatic style.
—Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 23 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for vocalizes
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Falduto utters the words as his character Billy to Dewey, playing the opinionated student who becomes the stylist for the band.—
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The first words Mariah Carey utters on her 16th studio album are quintessential diva.—
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In the video, Castela sings these words with a knowing smirk.—
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This brick red shade really sings under this matte top coat.—
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Windham says details of the building were drawn from inspiration by architect Eero Saarinen, who designed the Global Tech Center in Warren, Michigan.—
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Hill says Mikko, who is nonverbal, also uses an AAC device, which helps people who have speech or language problems to communicate.—
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The Barmy Army chants restart as the England players partly walk over to applaud them.—
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On Saturday nights, when the Jewish Sabbath ends, Elia chants the zemirot, the traditional table hymns.—
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Rose tells Shaw that her community is concerned about sacred remains being disturbed.—
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In this intimate portrait of life during the exhilarating early days of the women’s liberation movement in Scandinavia in the 1970s, Pernille Ipsen tells the stories of the seven women who raised her, who were all part of the women’s movement in Denmark.—
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Lopez describes her daughter as an energetic, talkative child who speaks both English and Spanish.—
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The small number speaks to the frustration of many over insurance claims, the impact of developers, environmental concerns and the general high cost of rebuilding.—
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Tommy is ready to go to war, but Mireya talks her way free before Tommy arrives.—
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Mark walks differently than you, talks different than you, fights differently than you.—
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Continue reading … PUT ON NOTICE – Trump discusses expansion of drug cartel crackdown, issues grim warning to Iran.—
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Zhao discusses the grieving mother’s inability to let Hamnet go.—
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“Vocalizes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vocalizes. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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