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adjective

as in gradual
proceeding or changing by steps or degrees a phased construction of the tunnel through the heart of the city

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phased

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verb

past tense of phase
as in adjusted

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Recent Examples of phased
Adjective
If funded, the university plans to begin phased construction in about 2028. — Ryan Gillespie, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 July 2026 The facility is scheduled to begin phased operations in 2028 and is expected to significantly increase the nation’s isotope production capacity. — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 15 July 2026 The start-up plans a phased approach to realizing humanoid robots for the home, Guo told CNBC in an interview earlier this year. — Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 2 July 2026 The deal envisions Lebanese army control over phased Israeli pullback zones and tighter limits on foreign funding for armed groups. — Bassem Mroue, Los Angeles Times, 27 June 2026 In exchange, Iran received phased relief from international economic sanctions. — Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy, USA Today, 19 June 2026 As a multi-phased review by UK regulators may have thrown their own spanner in Para-WBD works last week, there is some serious money on the table for Ellison and his Oracle founder father if the merger isn’t locked in by September 30. — Dominic Patten, Deadline, 15 June 2026 To solve the problem, the team turned to phased arrays, flat electronic antennas that steer radio beams without moving parts. — New Atlas, 30 May 2026 Garcia’s phased renovation will continue across the remaining floors; for the best views, ask for an upper-level suite. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 27 May 2026
Verb
Construction is phased, with phase one starting this spring, and phase two starting sometime in 2027. — Kendrick Calfee february 8, Kansas City Star, 8 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for phased
  1. gradual
  2. adjusted
  3. regulated
  4. adapted
  5. tailored
  6. suited
  7. rigged
  8. shaped
Adjective
  • The Executive Risk Of Inevitability Aging, slower recovery, shifting hormone levels, and the gradual loss of muscle and bone density will naturally happen by default unless an intervention takes place.
    — Julian Hayes II, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
  • The officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to brief the media, said this would be a gradual process linked to an Israeli withdrawal.
    — Samy Magdy, Los Angeles Times, 31 July 2026
Definition of gradual
Verb
  • Earnings, adjusted for one-time items, totaled 18 cents per share.
    — Brian Steinberg, Variety, 4 Aug. 2026
  • My trusty spreadsheet found another slice of improving economics across the Golden State by eyeballing the number of jobless workers in June, data not adjusted for seasonal swings.
    — Jonathan Lansner, Oc Register, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of adjusted
Verb
  • California is seen as one of the key battlegrounds for how the technology is regulated across the country.
    — Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 1 Aug. 2026
  • And in a public letter released earlier this week, more than 1,000 AI staffers across leading firms called for the industry to be more tightly regulated.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 31 July 2026
Definition of regulated
Verb
  • By the time Carrick took the helm and moved from a wing-back system to a more straightforward front three, there was only half of the season left for anyone to try to build consistency in the role after having adapted to a different position.
    — Cerys Jones, New York Times, 2 Aug. 2026
  • However, the catalyst has so far been demonstrated only as a model thin-film system, so additional work will be needed before it can be adapted for industrial reactors.
    — Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of adapted
Verb
  • In the weeks since the protests, Modi has increasingly appeared in short, vertical videos tailored for Instagram and other platforms popular with young voters.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Both come with an outstanding assortment of dishes, tailored to the time of year.
    — Catherine Garcia, TheWeek, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of tailored
Verb
  • Everyone can walk at the same pace, but each woman can select a weight suited to her fitness level.
    — Jeff Fromm, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
  • Spotted on the Spring 2025 and Spring 2026 runways, respectively, the trend feels especially fresh when paired with a flowy maxi skirt and flip-flops, creating an outfit perfectly suited for August’s hottest days.
    — Amanda Le, InStyle, 31 July 2026
Definition of suited
Verb
  • And there shouldn’t be such an obvious and geographically rigged hierarchy.
    — Culture Critic, Los Angeles Times, 24 July 2026
  • Trump has long suggested, without evidence, that elections were rigged.
    — Catherine Bouvet, ABC News, 24 July 2026
Definition of rigged
Verb
  • There’s one shaped like a hand grenade; another bears a white-sheet-ghost novelty trinket over the lid, denoting a ghost pepper sauce.
    — Adam Van Brimmer, AJC.com, 2 Aug. 2026
  • Instead, it is shaped through close collaboration with the creative and communications leaders across Maybourne, ensuring imagination and commercial discipline reinforce one another in service of exceptional hospitality.
    — Jeetendr Sehdev, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of shaped

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