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as in aspect
a certain way in which something appears or may be regarded
the moral phase of the problem has yet to be considered
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as in to condition
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Recent Examples of 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
PC Magazine, 27 May 2025
If approved again, the ordinance will take effect and begin phasing ahead of the 2028 Olympic Games.
Update 5/15/25, 1:55 p.m.
—Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 May 2025
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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
The speakers also pull off the haunting phasing between the vocal harmonies with clear stereo separation.
—PC Magazine, 27 May 2025
If approved again, the ordinance will take effect and begin phasing ahead of the 2028 Olympic Games.
Update 5/15/25, 1:55 p.m.
—Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for phase
Noun
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The Most Unwanted Novel would then be the shadow, those aspects of the cultural body often hidden or pushed to the side but inextricably part of the whole.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
4 June 2025
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Flock has been broadening its product offering for police to include drones, gunshot detection and a new software suite called Nova, which draws in information from police databases to make connections between suspects, properties or any other notable aspect of an investigation.—
Thomas Brewster,
Forbes.com,
4 June 2025
Noun
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Shohei Ohtani is there as well, in the late stages of Tommy John surgery rehab that could be completed just after the All Star break.—
Tony Blengino,
Forbes.com,
10 June 2025
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In the studio, several canvases were in varying stages of completion.—
Rebecca Mead,
New Yorker,
9 June 2025
Verb
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Just know the film is split into three distinct movements, each shifting in tone and perspective, yet all rooted in the same thematic core: the unchecked violence of patriarchy, and the quiet ways women have been conditioned to endure and survive it.—
Travis Bean,
Forbes.com,
7 June 2025
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The Allure-editor favorite is formulated with conditioning ingredients like niacin (vitamin B3) and hyaluronic acid.—
Angela Trakoshis,
Allure,
4 June 2025
Noun
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On the left-hand side of the stage, fans funnelled directly into a pen that added more pressure to fans against barriers with no route of escape.—
Rory Doherty,
Time,
10 June 2025
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Their litany of injuries on the pitching side, particularly to the starting rotation, has mushroomed to cartoonish levels.—
Tony Blengino,
Forbes.com,
10 June 2025
Noun
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Women now may face lengthy prison sentences for decades-old chapters of their pasts.—
Ryan Mac Natasha Singer Alyce McFadden Jiawei Wang,
New York Times,
8 June 2025
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But at least Trump’s executive order is closing the chapter on that era.—
Stacy Washington,
The Orlando Sentinel,
6 June 2025
Verb
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Viewed objectively—through the lens of incentives and self-interest—the system seemed rigged.—
Alejandro Antonio Chafuen,
Forbes.com,
23 May 2025
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The terror attack uncovered by the whistleblower involves a shipment of cell phones rigged with micro-explosives that can be detonated by an encrypted text message.—
Randall Colburn,
EW.com,
21 May 2025
Noun
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Fewer owners reported raising compensation last month, a sign that wage pressures, hand in hand with inflation, are easing.—
Brandon Kochkodin,
Forbes.com,
10 June 2025
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The Democratic candidates are sparring over how to best respond to President Donald Trump’s agenda in the Garden State and each hopes to keep the state’s governorship in Democratic hands.—
Brittany Shepherd,
ABC News,
10 June 2025
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The storms are packing marble-sized hail (0.5 inches) and wind gusts of up to 50 mph.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
14 June 2025
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The highchairs measure about 30 inches tall, 21 inches wide and 23 inches long, coming in the colors blue, black, natural wood/white, warm wood/gray and white.—
Kayla Grant,
People.com,
13 June 2025
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“Phase.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/phase. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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