phrasing
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articulation, expression, formulation, statement, utterance, verbalism, voice, wording
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Joanna Lynn-Jacobs, one of three performers embodying Alexandra, proved strikingly Monk-like in her timbre and phrasing. — Alex Ross, The New Yorker, "Meredith Monk’s “ATLAS” and the L.A. Phil’s Extraordinary Season," 24 June 2019 In recent years the band has mixed dashes of hip-hop vocal phrasing and big howling emo choruses into the equation. — John Adamian, courant.com, "Blink-182, on 20th anniversary tour, with Lil Wayne at Xfinity," 21 June 2019 The colorful phrasing won him numerous headlines, which is really the best initial response a dissenting justice can hope for when on the losing side of an argument. — Ephrat Livni, Quartz, "The art of throwing shade in a SCOTUS dissent," 20 June 2019 North Atlantic and Southern right whales have been found to use single gunshot calls, upcalls, screams, and warbles instead of the patterned phrasing that constitutes singing. — Amy Woodyatt, CNN, "Song of rare whale 'crying for mate' recorded for the first time," 20 June 2019 Then, as a message enters the system, Microsoft’s Sentiment Analysis artificial intelligence translates the words and phrasing used, and chooses corresponding lights and soundscapes to best fit the emotion of the message. — Stephen Daw, Billboard, "Feel the Pride: The Ally Coalition and Microsoft Team Up with St. Vincent for New NYC Exhibit," 19 June 2019 Though the quote is attributed to Voltaire, the phrasing is actually based on writing from white nationalist and neo-Nazi Kevin Alfred Strom. — Sara M Moniuszko, USA TODAY, "John Cusack apologizes for re-tweeting anti-Semitic image after initially blaming 'bot'," 18 June 2019 Roman dispatched the third movement Cadenza with breathtaking clarity and natural phrasing. — Rick Schultz, latimes.com, "L.A. Chamber Orchestra musicians offer a fitting remembrance for one of their own," 22 May 2018 The phrasing wasn’t the only problem for many fans, with some remarking that the federation should be placing its focus on other things. — Jessica Taylor Price, Teen Vogue, "The International Gymnastics Federation Has Banned Heavy Makeup During Competitions," 1 Nov. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'phrasing.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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