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phase

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Recent Examples of phase
Noun
The Chaikin Money Flow indicator has remained mostly above the zero level in May, confirming that the stock is in an accumulation phase. David Keller, CNBC, 22 May 2025 Other new additions in this phase include a new pet-friendly beer garden with a hand-hewn sycamore bar and six new pickleball courts. Madeline Weinfield, Travel + Leisure, 22 May 2025
Verb
One part of that agenda includes additives, and the Trump administration announced a plan to phase eight synthetic food dyes out of the nation's food supply by the end of 2026. Alex Backus, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 May 2025 The bill also would place a new income test on eligibility for the tax deduction, phasing it out for individuals earning more than $200,000, or married couples earning more than $400,000. Bloomberg, Mercury News, 13 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for phase
Recent Examples of Synonyms for phase
Noun
  • But perhaps the most dominant aspect of the win came on the defensive end.
    Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 23 May 2025
  • On the personal side, that play thing, the aspect of play, and maintaining that play was so important.
    H. Alan Scott, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 May 2025
Noun
  • These strains independently evolved similar reductions in the pla gene during the later stages of the first and second plague pandemics and in three samples from the third pandemic that were uncovered in present day Vietnam.
    Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 29 May 2025
  • The upper stages of both Falcons are expendable, but SpaceX has gotten very good at churning out that complicated piece of hardware.
    Mike Wall, Space.com, 29 May 2025
Verb
  • Many of them conditioned their support for the package on lifting or raising the cap on these deductions.
    John Parkinson, ABC News, 22 May 2025
  • But players have become conditioned to breaking toward third on singles or rounding third and attempting to score on extra-base hits.
    Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 21 May 2025
Noun
  • The 26-year-old will sign a six-year contract with his new side.
    Oliver Kay, New York Times, 30 May 2025
  • Meanwhile, another side was full of PC monitors and prebuilt desktops and laptops, giving consumers a wide range of computing options.
    Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 30 May 2025
Noun
  • After six seasons and eight years, The Handmaid's Tale has finally written its last chapter.
    EW.com, EW.com, 27 May 2025
  • The next chapter in this rivalry is set to kick off on Tuesday, May 27, at 8 p.m. ET from Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis.
    Matt Levine, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 May 2025
Verb
  • The Mavericks' win sparked all sorts of theories about the NBA being rigged.
    Matt Levine, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 May 2025
  • Two crew members of a Mexican Navy sailing ship died on Saturday night when the ship drifted directly into the underside of the Brooklyn Bridge, smashing its masts and rigging.
    Joseph Goldstein, New York Times, 18 May 2025
Noun
  • Video shows Marilyn Monroe lookalikes hit the water in Ireland Video footage captured the moment the women took off towards the surf, running to the water with red-and-white beach balls in hand.
    Amaris Encinas, USA Today, 29 May 2025
  • These acts stoke competition between his clients, who are usually the ones with the ball in their hands most of the night.
    Jared Weiss, New York Times, 29 May 2025
Noun
  • Ouellette won the 1,600 title (Martin was second) and another senior Oliver Guzy won the long jump (22 feet, 3 ¼ inches) was second in the 300 hurdles.
    Lori Riley, Hartford Courant, 1 June 2025
  • The Vario-Elmar is a little smaller (6.8 by 3.3 inches) and lighter at 2.2 pounds.
    PC Magazine, PC Magazine, 31 May 2025

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“Phase.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/phase. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.

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