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phase 1 of 2

noun

ˈfāz How to pronounce phase (audio)
Definition of phasenext
1
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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Relevance
2
as in stage
an individual part of a process, series, or ranking in the final phase of production

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phase

2 of 2

verb

as in to condition

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Recent Examples of phase
Noun
On October 11, Chinese sportswear giant Anta will announce the next phase of its partnership with designer Chen Peng, with the collaboration also featuring during SHFW. — Yiling Pan, Vogue, 22 Sep. 2026 The announcement comes during a new creative phase for Hanna and Ashley. — Sigal Ratner-Arias, Billboard, 21 Sep. 2026
Verb
The breakthrough required intensive pressure by outside mediators from Egypt, Turkey and Qatar on Hamas to accept the Board of Peace High Commissioner Nickolay Mladenov’s road map to phase 2. — Mkhaimar Abusada, The Conversation, 6 Aug. 2026 Initially, the orange look was brought back for the final season at Rexall Place, but became so popular the team didn’t phase it out until 2022. — The Athletic Nhl Staff, New York Times, 1 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for phase
Recent Examples of Synonyms for phase
  1. aspect
  2. stage
  3. condition
  4. side
  5. chapter
  6. rig
  7. hand
  8. inch
Noun
  • Turning cryptographic posture management into a continuous discipline involves tackling people, process and technology aspects.
    — Evgeny Gervis, Forbes.com, 22 Sep. 2026
  • The business aspect of it, coaching changes, the transfer portal, NIL, there are just a lot of things that went into that.
    — Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of aspect
Noun
  • The band returned at the end of the evening and invited the jury members on stage to close the ceremony.
    — Jenny S. Li, Variety, 25 Sep. 2026
  • The first flight now gives Bye Aerospace a working aircraft for the next stage of development.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of stage
Verb
  • Communications teams are conditioned to feed the machine, and the machine is always hungry.
    — Amanda Simonian, Forbes.com, 25 Sep. 2026
  • Sensitive complexions get extra TLC from soothing Centella asiatica, antioxidant-rich green tea, and conditioning lysine.
    — Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of condition
Noun
  • On the process side, find a way to integrate the cryptographic posture management process into your organization’s overall risk management or vulnerability management process, rather than creating a separate process.
    — Evgeny Gervis, Forbes.com, 22 Sep. 2026
  • Built into the side of a mountain, half of the property stands on what look like elaborate stilts.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Sep. 2026
Definition of side
Noun
  • The Westerly is the resort's newest chapter, its first boutique tower on a property that has welcomed guests for almost 70 years.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Sep. 2026
  • But Selinger offers solace at the end of each chapter, in the form of a recipe.
    — Candy Hom, AJC.com, 26 Sep. 2026
Definition of chapter
Verb
  • But her worries subsided on the day of, after seeing Hunnam rigged up and spewing.
    — Marina Watts, Entertainment Weekly, 19 Sep. 2026
  • But just like in Russia, where voters are able to go to the polls and vote, the elections will be rigged so that the only candidates with a chance of winning will be the candidates sponsored by the sate’s dominant political party.
    — Chris West, Baltimore Sun, 19 Sep. 2026
Definition of rig
Noun
  • Thin partitions marked an early attempt to slice the space into smaller rooms, but the original brick walls remained bare, shivering with cobwebs, where someone had pasted a picture of a man, holy hands bracketing a redbrick heart.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2026
  • Eve maintains its balance without crutches or a walker, leaving users’ hands free for everyday activities.
    — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of hand
Noun
  • About 3 to 6 inches of rain was forecast for Guerrero and Michoacán states, with smaller amounts possible for coastal portions of Oaxaca, Colima and Jalisco states.
    — DESIREE BROOKS, Arkansas Online, 23 Sep. 2026
  • Each new group arising from a polynomial inches mathematicians closer to the absolute Galois group’s structure.
    — Lyndie Chiou, Scientific American, 22 Sep. 2026
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“Phase.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/phase. Accessed 28 Sep. 2026.

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