phraseology

noun

ˌfrā-zē-ˈä-lə-jē How to pronounce phraseology (audio)
Definition of phraseologynext
1
as in manner
a distinctive way of putting ideas into words I recognized the writer's distinctive phraseology even before I saw the name

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as in diction
the way in which something is put into words the unique phraseology of the suspect's answer stuck in my mind

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Recent Examples of phraseology According to the outlet, the victim's mother ended up recognizing the letter's writing style and phraseology as that of Meher. — Becca Longmire, People.com, 28 May 2025 His quirky phraseology was unpredictable and did not keep normal hours. — Mark Leibovich, The Atlantic, 31 Mar. 2025 In journalistic phraseology, the nut graph sets up the premise or controversy or questions raised by a newspaper story. — Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune, 29 Jan. 2025 The job descriptions are incorporating this gen-AI phraseology. — Lindsay Kohler, Forbes, 5 Oct. 2024 See All Example Sentences for phraseology
Recent Examples of Synonyms for phraseology
  1. manner
  2. diction
  3. style
  4. language
  5. mode
  6. wording
  7. tone
  8. formulation
Noun
  • The students said in the suit that their instructor did not post grades in a timely manner or return graded exams.
    — Ciara McCarthy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Oct. 2026
  • The Sacramento County District Attorney’s Office charged Hernandez Santana, 65, with firing a gun into an inhabited building, assault with a semi-automatic firearm and firing a gun in a grossly negligent manner.
    — Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of manner
Noun
  • The clarity in the diction may suggest both a way of absorbing difficult emotion and a way of keeping it at bay.
    — Colm Tóibín, Literary Hub, 30 Sep. 2026
  • Lead actor Anthony Ippolito, who landed the part with an unsolicited self-tape, disappears into the garbled diction and hangdog stubbornness of a young Stallone without ever coming off as a mere impression of a person.
    — Clayton Davis, Variety, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of diction
Noun
  • Part of the pleasure is hearing Satanic Planet expertly chart the narrow path between Satan Is Real-style camp and the self-seriousness of decades of supposedly satanic black metal.
    — Sadie Sartini Garner, Pitchfork, 30 Oct. 2026
  • Plus, so many celebs, from Katie Holmes to Sydney Sweeney, have been taking similar boot styles for a spin lately.
    — Alyssa Grabinski, PEOPLE, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of style
Noun
  • The language of the legislation that passed the House calls for an immediate adoption of year-round daylight saving time by rewriting a federal law that sets time across the country.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 2 Nov. 2026
  • Chanting in multiple languages filled the room and reverberated all around, the voices of the cantors at the kliros blending with the voices of the collective.
    — Francisco Cantú, New Yorker, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of language
Noun
  • Its four treatment modes include red-light therapy with a 630-nanometer wavelength, galvanic current, facial massage, and therapeutic warmth.
    — Lauren Valenti, Vogue, 29 Oct. 2026
  • This brutality isn’t the Bay Area band’s only mode, but hardly a song passes on Sigil without destruction, or at least the looming threat of it.
    — Marissa Lorusso, Pitchfork, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of mode
Noun
  • And, yes, this rendition represented a lyrical alteration by the Tonji that departed from the traditional wording of the French national anthem.
    — Armando Salguero OutKick, FOXNews.com, 25 Oct. 2026
  • In the ads analyzed by Noticias Telemundo, the form and content indicating it was done with AI varied; there were differences ranging from the text size to the wording.
    — Anagilmara Vílchez, NBC news, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of wording
Noun
  • After the last percussive hit, a drum stretched and warped to sound a bit like a robot powering down, comes an ensemble of bell tones, rising like mist at dawn.
    — Andy Cush, Pitchfork, 31 Oct. 2026
  • The tone of these sorts of interactions has changed over the course of this season, as different people from different worlds have collided and been able to get past the impossibility of it.
    — Scott Tobias, Vulture, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of tone
Noun
  • That’s beginning to change as brands explore formulations designed to support the wider ECM.
    — Amy Francombe, Vogue, 30 Oct. 2026
  • The specific peptide, its formulation, and the research behind it can affect its benefits.
    — Taylor Lane, Flow Space, 28 Oct. 2026
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“Phraseology.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/phraseology. Accessed 4 Nov. 2026.

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