: 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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Confused by Garcia’s wording, police thought he’d been shot.
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Ella Moore, Miami Herald, 19 May 2026
What matters is not political rhetoric, but policy wording.
—Contessa Brewer,dawn Giel, CNBC, 19 May 2026
There was some curious wording in the legislation that funded the Mars orbiter.
—Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 18 May 2026
Other carriers may use different wording or place this option in a carrier app.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 17 May 2026
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Ella Moore, Miami Herald, 19 May 2026
What matters is not political rhetoric, but policy wording.
—Contessa Brewer,dawn Giel, CNBC, 19 May 2026
There was some curious wording in the legislation that funded the Mars orbiter.
—Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 18 May 2026
Other carriers may use different wording or place this option in a carrier app.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 17 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for wording
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“Wording.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wording. Accessed 25 May. 2026.
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wording
noun
word·ing
ˈwərd-iŋ 
: the way in which something is put into words
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