: the act or manner of expressing in words : phraseology
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What's the exact wording of the agreement?
it's important to get the wording of this law precisely correct
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According to the wording of the bill, a library board would need majority approval from a city council for these staffing decisions.
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Rose Evans
updated March 30, Idaho Statesman, 30 Mar. 2026
Across all of the incidents, Turkish officials have been careful in their wording.
—Steve Mollman, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Mar. 2026
Although the statement came from a park service email address, the wording is identical to a statement provided to SFGate by an Interior Department spokesperson.
—Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 26 Mar. 2026
The wording was our way of capturing voter sentiment.
—David Weigel, semafor.com, 25 Mar. 2026
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Rose Evans
updated March 30, Idaho Statesman, 30 Mar. 2026
Across all of the incidents, Turkish officials have been careful in their wording.
—Steve Mollman, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Mar. 2026
Although the statement came from a park service email address, the wording is identical to a statement provided to SFGate by an Interior Department spokesperson.
—Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 26 Mar. 2026
The wording was our way of capturing voter sentiment.
—David Weigel, semafor.com, 25 Mar. 2026
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“Wording.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wording. Accessed 4 Apr. 2026.
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wording
noun
word·ing
ˈwərd-iŋ 
: the way in which something is put into words
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