nonverbal

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Recent Examples of nonverbal Rivera, who lives in South Gate, has a 6-year-old daughter who is autistic and has attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and a 16-year-old son who is autistic and nonverbal. Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 13 Apr. 2026 True to form for Nintendo, though, Mario remains nonverbal in the game, despite its 20-plus hour length and dialogue-heavy sequences. Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 5 Apr. 2026 The couple has a child with nonverbal autism and epilepsy who requires up to three hospital visits a week. ABC News, 3 Apr. 2026 Amy Cuddy is a social psychologist who studies nonverbal communication. Amy Cuddy, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for nonverbal

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“Nonverbal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nonverbal. Accessed 2 May. 2026.

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