externalizing

verb

present participle of externalize
as in embodying
to represent in visible form an actress with an expressive face that wonderfully externalizes a wide range of emotions

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Recent Examples of externalizing The savings from externalizing costs—for example, keeping farmers poor, letting soils deplete, clearing forests—are now lower than the benefits of internalizing value—for example, training farmers, restoring ecosystems, paying a living income. — Santiago Gowland, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026 His currently pending Senate Bill 1182 requires that developers in wildfire-prone areas address insurability risks upfront instead of externalizing those costs onto the FAIR Plan and, ultimately, the public. — Mercury News & East Bay Times Editorial Boards, Mercury News, 15 May 2026 That’s in part because girls don’t tend to display some of the big externalizing behaviors, like aggression or tantrums, that people tend to associate with autism in boys, Black says. — Lisa Jarvis, Twin Cities, 4 Mar. 2026 Parents completed questionnaires about their child’s mental health symptoms, both internalizing such as depression and anxiety and externalizing such as ADHD or behavioral issues. — New Atlas, 16 Sep. 2025 The study also found that negative coparenting leads to a range of internalizing and externalizing problems for kids later in life. — Essence, 2 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for externalizing
  1. embodying
  2. expressing
  3. incorporating
Verb
  • In the changeover, local DJ and sound designer Max Ville helped customize a hi-fi lounge adjacent to the dining room, embodying Brock’s zeal for collectible vinyl.
    — Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026
  • The characters are petrified like specimens, expressing and embodying only what fits into the film’s design, with no potential for inconvenient loose ends for viewers to follow outside the frame’s borders.
    — Richard Brody, New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of embodying
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  • Promising innovation and economic growth doesn't answer questions about electricity bills and corporate accountability, and expressing concern about the technology doesn't explain how to capture its potential benefits.
    — Will Johnson, Time, 21 Oct. 2026
  • Horvath, who represents the Palisades burn area, sent Bass multiple text messages in the weeks that followed the fire expressing frustration over her handling of communications and other issues.
    — David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of expressing
Verb
  • By incorporating machinery, robotics and AI, Deighton said repair businesses can improve efficiency and potentially replicate their operations across multiple locations.
    — Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 22 Oct. 2026
  • The movie centers on the families who were introduced to listeners of the podcast, along with incorporating new voices and previously untold stories.
    — Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of incorporating

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“Externalizing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/externalizing. Accessed 27 Oct. 2026.

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