verbally

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Recent Examples of verbally When has the audience ever responded verbally in unison to a sketch? Sam Reed, Glamour, 17 May 2025 Since verbally committing to MU on Dec. 14, Kennedy Jr. has taken unofficial visits to Columbia, LSU, Tennessee and Georgia. Quentin Corpuel, Kansas City Star, 16 May 2025 But the fact is that the video of the Ukrainian President being verbally attacked by the American leader humiliated Ukrainians from across the political spectrum. Andrey Kurkov, Time, 15 May 2025 Yet Solondz is terrific as Ira in a performance both verbally dextrous and flawless in the precision of its physical comedy. Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 9 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for verbally
Recent Examples of Synonyms for verbally
aloud
Adverb
  • As is done at every bi-annual event, the names of the 165 veterans engraved on the black granite Duty and Service Wall were read aloud.
    Shelley Jones, Chicago Tribune, 23 May 2025
  • Elsewhere there are a couple of more expressive flourishes, including the cheesy use of a semi-dissolve close-up of the writer over the image of a letter as it’s read aloud, but not enough to give the movie any real flavor.
    Jessica Kiang, Variety, 20 May 2025

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“Verbally.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/verbally. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.

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