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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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The playing, singing, rhythm, phrasing — no one can do that anymore.
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Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 18 Apr. 2025
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt spent a large part of Tuesday’s press briefing lambasting outlets for using such phrasing while reporting on the MS-13 gang member.
—Jenny Goldsberry, The Washington Examiner, 16 Apr. 2025
That phrasing, legal experts said, suggested that the judge was unlikely to rubber-stamp the government’s effort.
—Jonah E. Bromwich, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2025
That disconnection isn’t about grammar or phrasing.
—Vibhas Ratanjee, Forbes.com, 14 Apr. 2025
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Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 18 Apr. 2025
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt spent a large part of Tuesday’s press briefing lambasting outlets for using such phrasing while reporting on the MS-13 gang member.
—Jenny Goldsberry, The Washington Examiner, 16 Apr. 2025
That phrasing, legal experts said, suggested that the judge was unlikely to rubber-stamp the government’s effort.
—Jonah E. Bromwich, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2025
That disconnection isn’t about grammar or phrasing.
—Vibhas Ratanjee, Forbes.com, 14 Apr. 2025
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“Phrasing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/phrasing. Accessed 4 May. 2025.
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