verbalizes

verb

present tense third-person singular of verbalize
as in utters
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 Synonyms for verbalizes
  1. utters
  2. says
  3. tells
  4. speaks
  5. talks
  6. discusses
Verb
  • In Japanese, the hero utters the name of the series to a villain in a parting one liner.
    — Gene Park, Washington Post, 23 Aug. 2026
  • At the film’s end, Abbie Cornish as Fanny hears secondhand about Keats’s death and utters a cry that is almost too much to bear — a cry that feels too real.
    — Sarah Chihaya, Vulture, 16 July 2026
Definition of utters
Verb
  • Dorsey was founded lab-grown, always marks its products as lab-grown, but has never marketed around the concept, Strachan says.
    — Madeleine Schulz, Vogue, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Newlight says its retrofit can go onto an operating vessel within one to two weeks.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of says
Verb
  • Even if newly manufactured, a Jaeger-LeCoultre timepiece tells stories of centuries which makes the present that much richer.
    — Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 2 Sep. 2026
  • This tells clearly who is watching over the pipeline of value creation.
    — Albana Vrioni, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of tells
Verb
  • Formats range from small to large, so shop for a size and print that speaks to you and your wardrobe.
    — Andrea Zendejas, Vogue, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Apparently Green’s out-of-state badge speaks louder than their decidedly un-cop-like dress.
    — Chris Klimek, Vulture, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of speaks
Verb
  • The individual feedback goes to the person first, privately, the way a coach talks to an athlete between plays.
    — Vivek Thomas, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2026
  • Deana Burke talks to Daisy Alioto about an experiment in retail slop.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of talks
Verb
  • Here, the company’s founder and president of the board Carlos Pereira de Souza discusses DelRio’s competitive advantages, its plans to further scale its business and what sets Brazil apart as a sourcing destination.
    — SJ Studio, Footwear News, 2 Sep. 2026
  • This week on Talking Central Florida, Central Florida reporter Mike Schneider discusses his former career at the Associated Press covering the Sunshine State.
    — Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of discusses
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