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as in linguistic
of or relating to words or language
the child didn't yet have the verbal skills needed to tell the doctor about the pain he was experiencing
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as in oral
made or carried on through speaking rather than in writing
a verbal agreement carries less force than a written contract
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And the answer to this Clue murder is Chappell Roan, at the VMAs 2024, with the verbal lead pipe.
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Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 12 Sep. 2024
The findings, published Thursday in the academic journal Frontiers in Developmental Psychology, make sense because, as the study noted, verbal interactions with parents are one of the critical ways children learn language.
—Kara Alaimo, CNN, 12 Sep. 2024
Those staffers had a verbal and physical confrontation with a cemetery official who tried to stop them from taking photos and videos in Section 60, a restricted area where many casualties of Iraq and Afghanistan are buried.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 6 Sep. 2024
The verbal joust will touch on a range of issues but none may be more important than the economy, which often ranks as the top priority among voters.
—Max Zahn, ABC News, 10 Sep. 2024
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Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 12 Sep. 2024
The findings, published Thursday in the academic journal Frontiers in Developmental Psychology, make sense because, as the study noted, verbal interactions with parents are one of the critical ways children learn language.
—Kara Alaimo, CNN, 12 Sep. 2024
Those staffers had a verbal and physical confrontation with a cemetery official who tried to stop them from taking photos and videos in Section 60, a restricted area where many casualties of Iraq and Afghanistan are buried.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 6 Sep. 2024
The verbal joust will touch on a range of issues but none may be more important than the economy, which often ranks as the top priority among voters.
—Max Zahn, ABC News, 10 Sep. 2024
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“Verbal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/verbal. Accessed 2 Oct. 2024.
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