expressions

plural of expression
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as in voices
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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as in looks
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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as in terms
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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Recent Examples of expressions Companies must submit non-proprietary expressions of interest outlining their relevant expertise. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 31 Oct. 2026 Austin selected 46 of the original collection’s 96 barrels to create the blend used in both expressions. — Melinda Salchert, Southern Living, 31 Oct. 2026 The regime’s habitual recourse to maximalist punishments and mass purges will likely drive more elites to defect and maybe, more strikingly, muster unprecedented expressions of collective action. — Jieun Baek, Foreign Affairs, 30 Oct. 2026 The system was trained for over a thousand hours on roughly six thousand images and frames of film and other media in order to replicate Dalí’s facial expressions, body movements, speech patterns, and mannerisms. — Literary Hub, 30 Oct. 2026 Bowles said the messages generated approximately 60 incident reports, numerous emails and expressions of alarm from student organizations representing Black, Jewish and other minority communities. — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 29 Oct. 2026 That all changed, however, with the launch of the Experimental Series, which has included two expressions to date. — Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 29 Oct. 2026 Special colors such as Emerald Blue and Antique Blue are combined with distinctive fabric constructions to create unexpected denim expressions. — Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 28 Oct. 2026 But his series of expressions and poses are just riotously funny. — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 25 Oct. 2026
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Noun
  • New progressive voices on Capitol Hill, buoyed by midterm wins and stronger numbers, promise to make a lot of noise about delivering on AI.
    — Ashley Gold, semafor.com, 5 Nov. 2026
  • This opera features some very low instrumentation that the FlyBuds C3 bring out audibly without overpowering other voices and instruments.
    — Mark Knapp, PC Magazine, 5 Nov. 2026
Noun
  • The grand reveal of the MTPeak One-All managed to grab the spotlight with its looks, performance and sheer quality.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 7 Nov. 2026
  • Tesla’s Cybertruck, the hulking, stainless-steel pickup that inspired devotion and derision with its science-fiction looks, will cease production next year.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 6 Nov. 2026
Noun
  • The terms of the voluntary work program at all federal immigration facilities are directed by the Federal government and governed by federal law.
    — Christa Swanson, CBS News, 8 Nov. 2026
  • The organization distinguishes the terms by defining bisexuality as the capacity for attraction to more than one gender, while pansexuality can describe attraction to people of all genders or regardless of gender.
    — Amanda Greenwood, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Nov. 2026
Noun
  • However recognizable the structures may be—isolated phrases giving way to longform improvisation—the performance finds Taylor in a transitional period, one in which the ephemerality of the moment pushed its musicians to bold new places.
    — Levi Dayan, Pitchfork, 3 Nov. 2026
  • His Rocky Mountain ambitions, however, have left behind an increasingly crowded cemetery of Prime Time pet-phrases.
    — Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 30 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Studies have found that, for women, testosterone gels or creams are better than oral formulations, which have been linked to liver and high cholesterol problems.
    — Fran Kritz, Verywell Health, 3 Nov. 2026
  • That’s beginning to change as brands explore formulations designed to support the wider ECM.
    — Amy Francombe, Vogue, 30 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • There are two new faces leading South Florida’s historically Black districts, but neither is much of a surprise to voters in the deeply Democratic districts.
    — Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 4 Nov. 2026
  • What Florida lacks is a straightforward admission-specific standard that applies whenever a business asks visitors to use their faces as tickets.
    — Burak Oktenli, The Orlando Sentinel, 3 Nov. 2026
Noun
  • Even as everyone is talking to Jeff at Tribal, there are whispers back and forth, and the only words emerging are Eric and Brady, with a lot of I don’t knows thrown in for good measure.
    — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 5 Nov. 2026
  • Roasted beans were inside the law, instant coffee was outside, and the Commission called that a fragmented and incoherent approach for the coffee sector, in those exact words.
    — Maria Brozman, Footwear News, 5 Nov. 2026
Noun
  • There are always critics in all idioms whose goal is writing about something much bigger using a review to get there.
    — Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 22 Sep. 2026
  • Cinema is, after all, a language, and Belgian filmmakers come from a country built on the need to understand language as a bridge—between its regions, its people, and its idioms.
    — Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 11 Sep. 2026

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“Expressions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/expressions. Accessed 11 Nov. 2026.

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