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as in voiced
to make known (as an idea, emotion, or opinion)
in a true democracy, a person can freely express his or her views
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as in implied
to communicate or convey (as an idea) to the mind
an upraised thumb is now universally recognized as a gesture expressing approval or encouragement
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as in said
to convey in appropriate or telling terms
could you express your opinion of the book in words a little more precise than "lousy"?
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as in embodied
to represent in visible form
towering spires express in glass and steel the optimism of the age
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Recent Examples of expressed
Arden Farhi, CBS News, 28 Apr. 2026
Bureau employees expressed concerns that his behavior posed a threat to public safety.
—Robert B. Reich, Hartford Courant, 28 Apr. 2026
The president earlier in the day had expressed outrage directed at the comedian.
—Dennis Romero, NBC news, 28 Apr. 2026
Jurors expressed few opinions about Altman, who was in court for jury selection.
—Samantha Delouya, CNN Money, 28 Apr. 2026
The county has expressed concern that the language of the current MOU might bind them to the agreement, and that will need to be worked out.
—John Romano, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 Apr. 2026
Restler expressed concern over the impact a third summer of service disruptions would have on local businesses.
—Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 28 Apr. 2026
At the meeting last week, Soffer acknowledged his role in seeking help from Tallahassee but also expressed a willingness to listen to community concerns.
—Aaron Leibowitz, Miami Herald, 28 Apr. 2026
Asheville, North Carolina, residents and business people expressed support and opposition to the Fox News article.
—Wlos Staff, Baltimore Sun, 28 Apr. 2026
Verb
Leon has expressed reservations about the project's $400 million private financing arrangement and the lack of congressional input.
—Arden Farhi, CBS News, 28 Apr. 2026
Bureau employees expressed concerns that his behavior posed a threat to public safety.
—Robert B. Reich, Hartford Courant, 28 Apr. 2026
The president earlier in the day had expressed outrage directed at the comedian.
—Dennis Romero, NBC news, 28 Apr. 2026
Jurors expressed few opinions about Altman, who was in court for jury selection.
—Samantha Delouya, CNN Money, 28 Apr. 2026
The county has expressed concern that the language of the current MOU might bind them to the agreement, and that will need to be worked out.
—John Romano, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 Apr. 2026
Restler expressed concern over the impact a third summer of service disruptions would have on local businesses.
—Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 28 Apr. 2026
At the meeting last week, Soffer acknowledged his role in seeking help from Tallahassee but also expressed a willingness to listen to community concerns.
—Aaron Leibowitz, Miami Herald, 28 Apr. 2026
Asheville, North Carolina, residents and business people expressed support and opposition to the Fox News article.
—Wlos Staff, Baltimore Sun, 28 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for expressed
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According to the company, a significant share of the items requested for express delivery are everyday essentials, including water, produce and household necessities.—
Drew Pittock,
USA Today,
23 Apr. 2026
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The El Dorado Hills restaurant is one of Gold Dust Pizza’s express locations, meaning it’s set up for to-go orders.—
Corey Schmidt,
Sacbee.com,
22 Apr. 2026
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Riquelme Vega, a Chilean Dutch cocaine importer also in the Super Cartel, wanted to murder a rival in Dubai by sending a team of Colombian assassins to the Emirates, Kinahan voiced his disapproval.—
Ed Caesar,
New Yorker,
30 Apr. 2026
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Seymour is voiced by Ian Lynch Passarelli.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
30 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Traditional paths to entry-level work, especially in tech, are already being squeezed as companies automate routine work.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
23 Apr. 2026
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Margins on low-cost airlines are always tight, and fuel is an outsized cost which means they’re already being squeezed hard by the energy shock.—
Hugh Leask,
CNBC,
22 Apr. 2026
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Here, Venus sets the stage for romantic chemistry that is built upon what is said, texted, joked about and implied.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
23 Apr. 2026
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Through amnesty, Johnson implied that these individuals, who had committed treason, had somehow been wronged.—
Horace D. Ballard,
Artforum,
22 Apr. 2026
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The cult of Santa Muerte could, of course, be said to be in the thrall of that fantasy, but the same could be said of the cult’s main antagonist, the Catholic Church, which has vociferously denounced the movement.—
Chris Wiley,
New Yorker,
28 Apr. 2026
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Charles and Camilla will then tour the White House, the embassy said, before moving on to a garden party hosted at the British Ambassador’s residence.—
Kathryn Palmer,
USA Today,
28 Apr. 2026
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Backed by a $293 million Series B led by Alibaba Cloud, ShengShu is positioning Motubrain as a key step toward general-purpose embodied AI systems capable of operating across diverse real-world settings.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
29 Apr. 2026
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Based on a 1983 novel by Sapienza, Fuori is marked by Martone’s characteristically elegant dramatization, performed and embodied with an entrancing brilliance by a never-better Golino.—
Zac Ntim,
Deadline,
29 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Some House Republicans had tried to insert explicit language for the project in a spending bill earlier in the year regarding immigration operations.—
Phillip M. Bailey,
USA Today,
27 Apr. 2026
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Wassim Nasr, a Sahel specialist and senior research fellow at the Soufan Center security think tank, said that the coordination between the two groups, as well as the explicit call for the Russian military to leave, is new.—
Wilson Mcmakin,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Apr. 2026
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Out of 10 sloths that arrived from Peru in February 2025, two were dead on arrival, and the remainder were emaciated and in very poor health, the report stated.—
Michelle Del Rey,
USA Today,
27 Apr. 2026
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Tornadoes are expected to be an isolated threat, but the threat for stronger tornadoes has expanded to encompass much of Arkansas, the email stated.—
Remington Miller,
Arkansas Online,
27 Apr. 2026
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“Expressed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/expressed. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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