: 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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The wording that will appear on the March 17 election ballot is as follows.
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Phil Rockrohr, Chicago Tribune, 10 Mar. 2026
Usually the wording, the language, it's so carefully crafted around a war strategy.
—CBS News, 8 Mar. 2026
One TikTok video with over 949,000 likes pokes fun at Kempczinski's review by using similar wording to judge other McDonald's items.
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Officials from Macron’s office, speaking on condition of anonymity to discuss the nuclear policy changes that Macron might make, were extremely guarded in their wording, not least because deterrence is a strictly presidential prerogative.
—John Leicester, Los Angeles Times, 27 Feb. 2026
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Phil Rockrohr, Chicago Tribune, 10 Mar. 2026
Usually the wording, the language, it's so carefully crafted around a war strategy.
—CBS News, 8 Mar. 2026
One TikTok video with over 949,000 likes pokes fun at Kempczinski's review by using similar wording to judge other McDonald's items.
—Ramon Padilla, USA Today, 4 Mar. 2026
Officials from Macron’s office, speaking on condition of anonymity to discuss the nuclear policy changes that Macron might make, were extremely guarded in their wording, not least because deterrence is a strictly presidential prerogative.
—John Leicester, Los Angeles Times, 27 Feb. 2026
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“Wording.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wording. Accessed 12 Mar. 2026.
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wording
noun
word·ing
ˈwərd-iŋ 
: the way in which something is put into words
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