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: style of expression : phraseology
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: the act, method, or result of grouping notes into musical phrases
Examples of phrasing in a Sentence
The phrasing of the instructions was confusing.
a singer known for her elegant phrasing
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Kalshi adjusted its classification phrasing in a new series of applications for wordmarks such as Kalshi American Power Index and KPOW—the first requests it’s made since Sportico reported on the previous filings.
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Dan Bernstein, Sportico.com, 4 June 2026
Capaldi is not just another bellowing belter, but a true soprano with a flexible middle range and sustained articulation in her phrasing.
—Christopher Smith, Oc Register, 4 June 2026
That’s why the phrasing of questions matters so much.
—King Holder, Rolling Stone, 4 June 2026
This was a critically important role at the early stage of LLM development when the output depended heavily on phrasing.
—Taras Tymoshchuk, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026
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Dan Bernstein, Sportico.com, 4 June 2026
Capaldi is not just another bellowing belter, but a true soprano with a flexible middle range and sustained articulation in her phrasing.
—Christopher Smith, Oc Register, 4 June 2026
That’s why the phrasing of questions matters so much.
—King Holder, Rolling Stone, 4 June 2026
This was a critically important role at the early stage of LLM development when the output depended heavily on phrasing.
—Taras Tymoshchuk, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for phrasing
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“Phrasing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/phrasing. Accessed 9 Jun. 2026.
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