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: style of expression : phraseology
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: the act, method, or result of grouping notes into musical phrases
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Examples of phrasing in a Sentence
The phrasing of the instructions was confusing.
a singer known for her elegant phrasing
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The phrasing suggested that if the former was her Heavenly Father, the other was her Earthly one.
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Robin Givhan, Washington Post, 16 July 2024
The phrasing of this in OpenAI’s charter is vague, leaving room for the judgment of the for-profit entity (governed by the nonprofit), but a scale that OpenAI can test itself and competitors on could help dictate when AGI is reached in clearer terms.
—Kylie Robison, The Verge, 11 July 2024
There are two subtle nuances in this phrasing that Jeffers points out.
—Heather Bien, Southern Living, 27 June 2024
In this spam article, the entire WIRED piece was copied with only slight changes to the phrasing.
—Reece Rogers, WIRED, 2 July 2024
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Robin Givhan, Washington Post, 16 July 2024
The phrasing of this in OpenAI’s charter is vague, leaving room for the judgment of the for-profit entity (governed by the nonprofit), but a scale that OpenAI can test itself and competitors on could help dictate when AGI is reached in clearer terms.
—Kylie Robison, The Verge, 11 July 2024
There are two subtle nuances in this phrasing that Jeffers points out.
—Heather Bien, Southern Living, 27 June 2024
In this spam article, the entire WIRED piece was copied with only slight changes to the phrasing.
—Reece Rogers, WIRED, 2 July 2024
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“Phrasing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/phrasing. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.
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