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phase

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Recent Examples of phase
Noun
The event was also attended by Dana King, president of the Solana Beach School District Board of Education, who shared advice for the soon-to-be graduates who are going off to college and the next phase of their lives. News Release, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 June 2025 Per a memo from the fall on the bid results for the project, this summer’s renovation, the project’s first phase, will entail equipment replacement in the freshman wing, as well as adding air conditioning in the gymnasium area. Molly Morrow, Chicago Tribune, 17 June 2025
Verb
This is not a zero-sum game if Israel phases its objectives. Assaf Orion, Foreign Affairs, 3 June 2025 This felt like a last-ditch attempt to stay in the mix, but Phaedra wasn’t even phased. Shelby Stewart, Essence, 1 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for phase
Recent Examples of Synonyms for phase
Noun
  • Among the main strategies of discretion was anonymity, which permitted the letter writers to retain some trace of privacy and the columnist to mute aspects of his personal identity.
    Merve Emre, New Yorker, 16 June 2025
  • Keeping all these aspects on the up and up requires clear decision making, nuanced judgment and flexibility/adaptability.
    Mahesh Rajasekharan, Forbes.com, 16 June 2025
Noun
  • Nine new spec homes are currently available for purchase at various stages of completion, offering prospective homeowners a chance to personalize their future living spaces or move into a beautifully finished home.
    Prime Development, Kansas City Star, 22 June 2025
  • That set the stage for Irving’s game-winning stepback 3-pointer over Stephen Curry with 53.0 seconds remaining.
    Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 22 June 2025
Verb
  • Not because the caregiver was unkind but because emotional safety wasn’t what they had been conditioned to anticipate.
    Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 18 June 2025
  • Lips can get a bit of color too, via RMS Beauty’s Legendary Lip Oil packed with adaptogenic herbs, jojoba oil, vanilla extract, and bitter cherry seed oil to condition the pout.
    Kiana Murden, Vogue, 16 June 2025
Noun
  • Spooning, with both partners on their sides, facing the same way, is a position that supports a wider range of abilities and provides ample skin-to-skin contact.
    Dominique Fluker, Essence, 23 June 2025
  • Featuring country-style sausage, fluffy eggs, crispy Bo-Rounds, melty Monterey Jack cheese, and Southern-style sausage gravy, the Bo-Rito is a full-size breakfast wrapped in a warm flour tortilla and served with a side of Texas Pete hot sauce.
    Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 23 June 2025
Noun
  • The latest high jewelry collection, Collezione 1967 (named after the founding of the house), highlights those decades in three chapters of stunning creations.
    Paige Reddinger, Robb Report, 20 June 2025
  • In a chapter of Locality, Regeneration & Divers[c]ities, edited by Sarah Bennett and John Butler, Jesús Pedro Lorente traces the evolution of the neighborhood.
    The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 20 June 2025
Verb
  • Mike Lindell ordered to pay $2.3 million in damages Lindell, 63, has publicly defended his claims that the 2020 election was rigged.
    Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 18 June 2025
  • Lindell was sued for defamation by former Dominion Voting Systems executive Eric Coomer, who accused him of spreading conspiracy theories by falsely claiming the firm had helped rig the 2020 presidential election, which Joe Biden won over Donald Trump.
    Chloe Mayer, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 June 2025
Noun
  • Joe Lacob Majority owner of the Golden State Warriors has a new hit on his hands with the Valkyries, the newest WNBA team, which is selling out games and equalling Warriors attendance numbers.
    Bay Area News Group, Mercury News, 22 June 2025
  • That is often a sign your login details are already in someone else’s hands.
    Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 22 June 2025
Noun
  • Additional rainfall amounts of 0.5 to 1 inch are possible in the warned area.
    NC Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 25 June 2025
  • Even 6 inches of moving water can pose a serious risk of knocking you off your feet.
    KANSAS CITY STAR WEATHER BOT, Kansas City Star, 25 June 2025

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“Phase.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/phase. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.

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