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vocalize

[voh-kuh-lahyz] / ˈvoʊ kəˌlaɪz /


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Either way, you’ll need to vocalize some boundaries, but I’d go about it differently depending on who this directive is coming from.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 19, 2026

“So, I went up on my medicine and I see my therapist. I try to see her every Wednesday, and I try to vocalize a lot when I’m feeling overwhelmed.”

From Seattle Times ● Jun. 5, 2024

They can vocalize at extremely low frequencies and in so doing communicate with other whales as far down into the ocean as 100 meters deep.

From Salon ● Feb. 23, 2024

The employees’ frozen smiles speak volumes, but Barthes has one vocalize it anyway: “Are we at risk of becoming redundant?”

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2023

We miss him terribly and Geak, being so young, is the only one able to vocalize our loneliness, by continuing to ask for Pa. I am afraid for Geak.

From "First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers" by Loung Ung

The lights flash on as Springsteen vocalizes, finishing the sentence: “War! What is it good for? Absolutely nothing.”

From Salon ● May 28, 2026

The choice to focus on her father’s experience “really vocalizes the fact American history is family history, is Black history,” Ms. Barnette said.

From New York Times ● Apr. 27, 2023

It’s a tale of sound; the song of a solitary whale that vocalizes at a unique frequency, 52 Hertz, that no other whale—as the story goes—can seemingly understand.

From Scientific American ● Sep. 28, 2021

“And I believe the Board of Governors would benefit from having somebody who is aware of these issues and vocalizes them in their deliberations.”

From Washington Post ● Nov. 17, 2020

It is understood all great singers work on vocalizes and technical material daily.

From Vocal Mastery Talks with Master Singers and Teachers by Harriette Brower

In days following public demonstrations and protests, several Mexican American artists have vocalized their support of the immigrant communities including big acts like Ivan Cornejo, Becky G, and Chiquis.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 11, 2025

The lawmakers, including Sen. Elizabeth Warren and 20 congressional Democrats, vocalized their disappointment in a scathing letter signed last Sunday.

From Salon ● Feb. 2, 2025

These vocalizations agitated Rani, who circled and vocalized in a brief burst before collapsing.

From Washington Times ● Oct. 19, 2023

Because the bats spend so much time huddled together and fly so quickly, it can be hard to identify them or figure out which bat vocalized.

From Scientific American ● Jun. 16, 2023

More of the crowd was awake now, and many of them vocalized their support with claps and cheers.

From "Anger Is a Gift" by Mark Oshiro

“Invisible House,” running about 15 minutes, includes no singers, unless one counts the vocalizing expected of various players at points in the score.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026

"It's reacting, it has both eyes open, it's vocalizing, but it's incredibly uncertain and it's scared," he said.

From BBC ● Mar. 26, 2026

It wasn’t until recent weeks that people began really vocalizing their animosity.

From Slate ● Feb. 27, 2026

Hundreds of billions of dollars were wiped from public markets after prominent CEOs and analysts started publicly vocalizing concerns about an AI bubble.

From Barron's ● Nov. 20, 2025

Still, decisions about crescendos and decrescendos, tempo, and score reading have to be made, but there are endless possibilities for vocalizing and playing these child-centered compositions.

From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin




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