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as in voice
an act, process, or means of putting something into words
the poem is his expression of his grief upon the loss of his beloved wife
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2
as in look
facial appearance regarded as an indication of mood or feeling
we could tell by the fans' expressions that the Chicago Cubs had lost again
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3
as in term
a pronounceable series of letters having a distinct meaning especially in a particular field
the expression "John Doe" is used in legal proceedings to refer to a person whose actual name is either unknown or being withheld from the public
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4
as in phrase
a sequence of words having a specific meaning
the popular expression "raining cats and dogs" is meaningless in other languages
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Recent Examples of expression
Not to mention affordable — even their higher-end Single Barrel and Small Batch Select expressions can be found in the neighborhood of $50 a bottle.
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Tony Sachs, Forbes.com, 25 Apr. 2025
Intricate jacquards, decorative buttons, and the brand’s signature lapel pins add a touch of individuality to each piece, allowing expressions of personal style to shine through.
—Naomi Rougeau, Robb Report, 25 Apr. 2025
In lab tests, the technology has proven to be over 96% accurate at identifying six common facial expressions: happiness, surprise, fear, sadness, anger and disgust.
—Ben Coxworth, New Atlas, 24 Apr. 2025
This positioning—prioritizing personalized content discovery over prestige, big-budget originals—has shaped every expression since, from product UX to B2B creative.
—Laura Ratliff, Forbes.com, 14 Apr. 2025
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Tony Sachs, Forbes.com, 25 Apr. 2025
Intricate jacquards, decorative buttons, and the brand’s signature lapel pins add a touch of individuality to each piece, allowing expressions of personal style to shine through.
—Naomi Rougeau, Robb Report, 25 Apr. 2025
In lab tests, the technology has proven to be over 96% accurate at identifying six common facial expressions: happiness, surprise, fear, sadness, anger and disgust.
—Ben Coxworth, New Atlas, 24 Apr. 2025
This positioning—prioritizing personalized content discovery over prestige, big-budget originals—has shaped every expression since, from product UX to B2B creative.
—Laura Ratliff, Forbes.com, 14 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for expression
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And the damage to his vocal cords seemed to freeze his voice in time.—
Jenni Carlson,
USA Today,
19 Apr. 2025
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When Thurston spoke about it, his voice brightened.—
Rachel Monroe,
New Yorker,
18 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Watch the trailer below and see more first look photos.—
Jack Dunn,
Variety,
23 Apr. 2025
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The festival will also feature an exclusive first look at Ken Burns‘ upcoming six-part, 12-hour docuseries The American Revolution, premiering Nov. 16 on PBS.—
Hilary Lewis,
HollywoodReporter,
23 Apr. 2025
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So what you're left with in terms of handicapping the race for pope is the endless guess-work by the Vatican experts at Rome's top media outlets.—
Marco della Cava,
USA Today,
22 Apr. 2025
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This is not a sentence that I have been accustomed to typing in recent years—not since President Trump, during his first term, engineered a six-Justice conservative super-majority.—
Ruth Marcus,
New Yorker,
21 Apr. 2025
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So much of the pro-wrestling job is not the wrestling part but cutting promos, the phrase used for presenting the audience with one’s storyline using words, not chops.—
Tony Maglio,
HollywoodReporter,
17 Apr. 2025
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Typically, these phrases should be taken with a grain of salt.—
Kristine Gill,
Better Homes & Gardens,
16 Apr. 2025
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Cacti, fungi or mushrooms, grape skins, corn, apples, mango waste and pineapple leaves, which make a textile called piñatex, have all been used to create vegan leather, and new formulations come out constantly.—
Merle Ginsberg,
HollywoodReporter,
22 Apr. 2025
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While newer formulations tend to avoid these ingredients, some still include actives that can be harsh, especially on sensitive areas like the underarms, where skin is thinner and prone to irritation or darkening.—
Tiana Randall,
Forbes.com,
22 Apr. 2025
Noun
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But markets are betting on more stimulus being rolled out soon in the face of the escalating China-U.S. trade war.—
Hannah Lang and Rae Wee,
USA Today,
22 Apr. 2025
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Their mothers are protective, and the entire troop will work together to defend the baby in the face of a threat, according to testimony from U.S. Fish and Wildlife agents.—
Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
21 Apr. 2025
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His sentences stopped making sense, then his words.—
David Oliver,
USA Today,
24 Apr. 2025
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Some teachers have pushed back against the changes to reading instruction, which place a greater emphasis on phonics and discourage the use of context clues to guess at words.—
Cayla Bamberger,
New York Daily News,
23 Apr. 2025
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Ultimately, Andrews and his actors find Chekhov by abandoning the paraphernalia of the writer’s universe and groping, in their own idiom, across a perilously empty stage, toward one another.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
4 Apr. 2025
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Which is fitting for a composer who, even when developing a homegrown idiom of his own, was criticized for sounding too European.—
Joshua Barone,
New York Times,
17 Feb. 2025
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“Expression.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/expression. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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