1
as in vocal
expressed or communicated by voice
a baby's crying is usually interpreted as an oral expression of distress
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as in verbal
made or carried on through speaking rather than in writing
lawyers for the plaintiff will be presenting oral arguments before the Supreme Court next week
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Recent Examples of oral
The Supreme Court will hear oral arguments for all cases this term through the end of April 2026, with all decisions in those cases expected by the end of June 2026.
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Jack Birle, The Washington Examiner, 27 Oct. 2025
Last month, Novartis also partnered with Matchpoint Therapeutics in a collaboration valued at up to $1 billion to develop oral medicines for inflammatory diseases.
—Reuters, USA Today, 26 Oct. 2025
People in chemotherapy may have oral sensitivity, so vinegars and other acidic ingredients are taken out.
—Nick Coltrain, Denver Post, 26 Oct. 2025
Additionally, analysts will likely pepper management with questions about oral GLP-1 orforglipron, a potential driver of growth next year and beyond.
—Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 26 Oct. 2025
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Jack Birle, The Washington Examiner, 27 Oct. 2025
Last month, Novartis also partnered with Matchpoint Therapeutics in a collaboration valued at up to $1 billion to develop oral medicines for inflammatory diseases.
—Reuters, USA Today, 26 Oct. 2025
People in chemotherapy may have oral sensitivity, so vinegars and other acidic ingredients are taken out.
—Nick Coltrain, Denver Post, 26 Oct. 2025
Additionally, analysts will likely pepper management with questions about oral GLP-1 orforglipron, a potential driver of growth next year and beyond.
—Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 26 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for oral
Adjective
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Beyond her work on KPop Demon Hunters, EJAE has also written, vocal-directed, and contributed background vocals for various major K-pop artists.—
Soo Kim,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Oct. 2025
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But as college sports enters yet another year of flirting with institutional funds of all sorts—conversations that have drawn vocal pushback from fans, administrators and trustees—I’ve begun to pay close attention to how those in power talk about these deals.—
Eben Novy-Williams,
Sportico.com,
22 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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In a statement, the agency said officers issued multiple verbal commands for the driver to stop before opening fire when the vehicle continued to reverse toward them.—
Billal Rahman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Oct. 2025
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James finds the wit in every line of Perkins’ script, playing his characters straight and with emotional depth while still showing an unerring instinct for where to place his verbal emphasis for maximum laughs as well as horror.—
Jim Hemphill,
IndieWire,
24 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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And Artyom Levshunov is kind of a soft-spoken guy.—
Mark Lazerus,
New York Times,
17 Oct. 2025
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Yet when the 49ers underwent a sudden and shocking changing of the guard at middle linebacker, there wasn’t so much as a spoken word between mentor and pupil.—
Jerry McDonald,
Mercury News,
17 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Sanders, who co-directed the original movie and voiced Stitch, reprised his voice-over role in the 2025 update.—
Justin Kroll,
Deadline,
23 July 2025
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Several cast members returned, including co-writer and co-director Chris Sanders, who created and voiced Stitch.—
Jordana Comiter,
People.com,
24 May 2025
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“Oral.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/oral. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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