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 In the lobby of his apartment building, Kiritsis held a press conference, expressing anger at Meridian but also apologizing for the ordeal and his use of profanity throughout. Frannie Comstock, Encyclopedia Britannica, 8 Sep. 2026 That was a good example of fusing that into a very contemporary platform and a very contemporary way of expressing that so an audience would feel it and see it. Lily Moayeri, SPIN, 8 Sep. 2026 Trump requested changes to the helipad last month after expressing dissatisfaction with the project. Carter Schroppe, The Washington Examiner, 7 Sep. 2026 His mother, hemmed in by poverty and the limitations of gender, had a dramatic personality and thought nothing of expressing her rage. Hilton Als, New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2026 In fact, 87 percent of designers surveyed for the National Kitchen & Bath Association’s 2026 Kitchen Trends Report said that countertops have become a focal point for expressing personal style. Angelika Pokovba, Martha Stewart, 4 Sep. 2026 Jewelry, belts, eyewear, small leather goods, charms and other personal accessories can all play a role in expressing identity. Miles Socha, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2026 Several supporters of Lindsay Clancy waiting in line to enter court are discussing the jury’s impasse and expressing concern about a possible mistrial. Rebekah Riess, CNN Money, 3 Sep. 2026 That same poll found that public faith in Congress fared even worse -- with only 9% of Americans expressing confidence. Diana Paulsen, ABC News, 3 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for expressing
Verb
  • Local love for Panzú Brewery Mint Hill residents wasted no time voicing their sadness and disappointment over the brewery’s upcoming closure.
    Tanasia Kenney, Charlotte Observer, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Key and Peele — who rose to fame together through their sketch comedy show, which ran from 2012 to 2015 — last worked together on the 2022 Wendell & Wild; the stars costarred in the stop-motion animation movie, voicing a pair of demon brothers.
    Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 1 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Ukrainian drone attacks on Russian refineries are squeezing diesel supplies.
    Jeffrey Collins, Fortune, 7 Sep. 2026
  • The antitrust balloon-squeezing phenomenon is well documented.
    Reed Albergotti, semafor.com, 4 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Each of the cubes, marking the hours, rotates at the top of the hour, with one cube in a lighter tone signifying the current time.
    Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 8 Sep. 2026
  • The world of things, bodies, texts and sensations as a plane or a web of connections and diversions, all of it on the signifying surface.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 8 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Amodei once made waves by saying AI could replace 50% of white collar jobs, but more recently has called AI a multiplier of jobs.
    Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 5 Sep. 2026
  • The stock is down almost 7% this year, with Goldman saying it's been unfairly punished.
    Michael Bloom, CNBC, 5 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • The contrast between relief and despair is rarely more stark than on a tennis court, where two players embodying those emotions stand across the net at the end of a match and shake hands.
    Ava Wallace, New York Times, 5 Sep. 2026
  • These timeless blue jeans are a classic piece, just as their name suggests, embodying the effortless model-off-duty look of the ‘90s.
    Melony Forcier, InStyle, 1 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • The video shows Dowdell, in a Georgia shirt, relearning how to walk while stating that his story is not over.
    Connor Riley, AJC.com, 7 Sep. 2026
  • For decades selectors presented Hall candidates to the rest of the selectors by stating a case for that person using statistics, testimony and endorsements from various respected football sources.
    Armando Salguero OutKick, FOXNews.com, 4 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • The process begins by crushing and grinding magnets before digestion and separation of base metals, including iron, manganese, aluminum, nickel, copper, and boron.
    Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 6 Sep. 2026
  • Rewriting the Instruction Hierarchy Right now, the system's internal developer guardrails sit at the absolute top of the logic pyramid, completely crushing user inputs.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 4 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • The Honduran man, according to the criminal complaint filed in federal court, called the agent a slur describing a female dog and referenced the midterm elections, implying federal agents could be charged for crimes if Republicans lost power.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Some investors, trying to read the tea leaves, interpreted that as a potential warning that more conservative guidance is on the horizon, implying that a turnaround will likely take more time.
    Vicki M. Young, Footwear News, 2 Sep. 2026

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“Expressing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/expressing. Accessed 11 Sep. 2026.

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