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Recent Examples of nonvocal
In 2020 scientists compared phylogenies of around 1,800 vocal and nonvocal species and estimated that acoustic communication arose roughly 100 million to 200 million years ago in association with nocturnal activity.
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Rachel Nuwer, Scientific American, 25 Oct. 2022
In recent years, scientists have tested various species and found evidence that nonvocal learners such as sea lions and bonobos have rhythm too.
—Quanta Magazine, 22 Mar. 2016
Rachel Nuwer, Scientific American, 25 Oct. 2022
In recent years, scientists have tested various species and found evidence that nonvocal learners such as sea lions and bonobos have rhythm too.
—Quanta Magazine, 22 Mar. 2016
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nonvocal
Adjective
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Imposing duties drives up the cost of business for so many of these effectively voiceless U.S. companies, the financial impact on whom must not be taken into consideration by the U.S. International Trade Commission – the agency rendering the injury determination.—
Dan Ikenson,
Forbes,
29 Feb. 2024
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Last year, neuroscientists at the University of California, San Francisco published a high-profile paper in The New England Journal of Medicine detailing how artificial neural networks coupled with a brain implant helped a paralyzed and voiceless man regain the ability to talk via a computer.—
Jonathan Vanian,
Fortune,
24 Feb. 2022
Adjective
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The Bidens may have planned the cancer announcement as a smokescreen to take the focus off the coverup of his mental decline illustrated by memory lapses, stumbles and inarticulate speech patterns heard on the audio.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
24 May 2025
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During arguments on Wednesday, Megan Savard — attorney for Carter Hart — said that Howden was an unsophisticated, inarticulate witness who didn’t even dress properly for court.—
Dan Robson,
New York Times,
22 May 2025
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“Nonvocal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nonvocal. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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