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verbally

[vur-buh-lee] / ˈvɜr bə li /
ADVERB
orally
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In 2025, the US president went as far as visiting the Fed's under-renovation headquarters, where he verbally tussled with Powell as the two toured the site.

From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026

The SEC does not necessarily require disclosures to be made in person or delivered verbally.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 24, 2026

Sean O'Brien, president of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, one of the country's biggest unions, verbally attacked Mullin at a 2023 hearing, calling him a "greedy CEO who pretends like he's self-made".

From BBC • Mar. 18, 2026

The singer’s team swiftly responded by submitting a written objection, which the police verbally denied, according to the lawsuit.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 3, 2026

Paranoid got tacked on about a year later, after I verbally attacked a librarian for trying to hand me propaganda pamphlets for an underground Communist force operating out of the basement of the public library.

From "Made You Up" by Francesca Zappia