expressing

present participle of express
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as in squeezing
to apply external pressure on so as to force out the juice or contents of except as a fun event at festivals, nowadays people do not make wine by expressing grapes with their feet

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Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of expressing Promising innovation and economic growth doesn't answer questions about electricity bills and corporate accountability, and expressing concern about the technology doesn't explain how to capture its potential benefits. — Will Johnson, Time, 21 Oct. 2026 Horvath, who represents the Palisades burn area, sent Bass multiple text messages in the weeks that followed the fire expressing frustration over her handling of communications and other issues. — David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2026 In fairness, Brown was expressing discontent with the organization and clearly didn't want to be partnered with Jayson Tatum. — David Troy Outkick, FOXNews.com, 20 Oct. 2026 The social media statement has over 1,000 comments, many expressing support for the local business. — Miami Herald, 20 Oct. 2026 D’Agostini also submitted a letter to supervisors expressing his interest in the appointment and outlining his qualifications. — Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 19 Oct. 2026 Paporakis had hundreds of rounds of rifle ammunition and a manifesto expressing white supremacist and extremist ideologies, police said. — Addison Wright, Chicago Tribune, 18 Oct. 2026 These children often take on adult responsibilities without receiving proper acknowledgment or support for doing so—and often have difficulty expressing their needs and maintaining healthy relationships in adulthood. — Parents, 17 Oct. 2026 Stel’s achievement is making those influences into a language for expressing a real feeling. — Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 16 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for expressing
Verb
  • Some members of the Dallas-Fort Worth football community are voicing support for Cedar Hill head coach Nick Ward after Cedar Hill ISD placed him on administrative leave Thursday.
    — Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Oct. 2026
  • Use Data To Evaluate Ideas One helpful practice is separating the idea from the person voicing it.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 16 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Democrats have hammered on meat as well, but mainly just as one of the staples that cost more under Trump, squeezing voters’ pocketbooks.
    — Nicholas Riccardi, Fortune, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Democrats have hammered on meat as well, but mainly just as one of the staples that cost more under Trump, squeezing voters' pocketbooks.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 15 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • In some states, officials will mark ballots with initials signifying an election judge reviewed the ballot or a counting tally.
    — Kayla Hayempour, NBC news, 16 Oct. 2026
  • But in the Pentagon’s email system, Kollitides’ name now carries an abbreviation signifying he has been designated an HQE, or highly qualified expert.
    — Aaron Davis, ProPublica, 9 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • The league also issued a statement saying that officials had been in contact with Eagles medical personnel and the Cleveland Clinic in London throughout Hurts’ treatment.
    — Chuck Schilken, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Otherwise, Paoli noted few parameters for a Vega commission, saying that each budget is tailor-made to its recipient.
    — Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 22 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Tonight’s lesson is on truthfulness and embodying loving kindness.
    — Maddie Connors, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2026
  • In the age of driving, cars have been our homes and our exoskeletons, fortresslike rooms of one’s own, embodying an intoxicating combination of danger and safety.
    — Molly Fischer, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Fencebridge now denies that figure, stating that the comment was made erroneously, and the figure is closer to $24 million — $13 million for ammunition and $11 million for guns.
    — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 17 Oct. 2026
  • Then a link to a brand called mes° appeared underneath her Instagram handle, which leads to a landing page stating that the hair care brand has been biodesigned by Lawrence and Arcaea, the biotech company founded by MIT grad Jasmina Aganovic.
    — Kathryn Hopkins, Footwear News, 16 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • The Tigers bounced back from an overtime loss to Kentucky by crushing Mississippi State (which was missing quarterback Kamario Taylor and running back Fluff Bothwell).
    — Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 18 Oct. 2026
  • On the other side, that's a crushing loss for a Nittany Lions team that certainly didn't need any more games going in the loss column.
    — Matt Reigle OutKick, FOXNews.com, 18 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Ehrlich rates Netflix a buy with a $90 price target, implying 31% upside over the coming 12 months.
    — Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 21 Oct. 2026

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“Expressing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/expressing. Accessed 24 Oct. 2026.

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