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phases 1 of 2

noun

plural of phase
1
as in aspects
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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2
as in stages
an individual part of a process, series, or ranking in the final phase of production

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phases

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of phase
as in conditions

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Recent Examples of phases
Noun
The miscues and lack of execution affected all phases of the game during their 6-4 loss to the Cincinnati Reds. — Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 19 Sep. 2026 The famed dictionary added 1,400 new words to its dictionary on Wednesday, many focused on internet-first phases and trends. — Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 16 Sep. 2026 For five years, the founders of Evvy have been building a company with two distinct parts—and phases—of its business. — Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 15 Sep. 2026 Last season, while in charge at Burnley, Scott Parker also played music during warm-ups and ball-work phases of sessions — and, like the Italian, his staff paused the tunes for tactical sessions. — Greg O'Keeffe, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026 It’s expected to be completed by 2029, although some phases may come earlier, meaning the space can be used during construction. — Sofi Zeman, Kansas City Star, 15 Sep. 2026 Lialina’s practice as an artist and archivist revolves the uneven promises of permanence, loss, maintenance, and distribution that the internet, in its many formats and phases, represents. — Shanti Escalante-De Mattei, ARTnews.com, 14 Sep. 2026 After a lengthy award season that included endless campaigning over two phases of voting, the 78th Primetime Emmys have finally arrived. — Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 14 Sep. 2026 That campaign generated between 40 billion and 44 billion impressions, and later scaled up to 56 billion for subsequent campaign phases, according to Variety. — Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 14 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for phases
  1. aspects
  2. stages
  3. conditions
  4. angles
  5. chapters
  6. shapes
  7. steps
  8. rigs
Noun
  • Turning cryptographic posture management into a continuous discipline involves tackling people, process and technology aspects.
    — Evgeny Gervis, Forbes.com, 22 Sep. 2026
  • Lockheed Martin says technologies developed through its Strigo family of solutions have informed aspects of the Increment 2 guidance package.
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 22 Sep. 2026
Definition of aspects
Noun
  • Fewer steps for battery makers The approach could also help manufacturers reduce manufacturing complexity if fewer coating and lubrication stages are required.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 19 Sep. 2026
  • Robinson, who has sustained three concussions in calendar year, is in the early stages of the NFL’s concussion protocol program.
    — Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of stages
Verb
  • The system conditions physicians to go above and beyond, to pre-round an hour before they're asked, to absorb expanding workloads without complaint, because that's what doctors do.
    — Kwame Christian Esq, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026
  • The discomfort stems not from graphic imagery, but from recognition — the realization that contemporary visual culture increasingly conditions audiences through loops of deferred resolution.
    — Andrew S. Jacobson, Baltimore Sun, 13 May 2026
Definition of conditions
Noun
  • This summer has covered that idea from a variety of angles, thanks to a trio of uniformly entertaining movies.
    — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 17 Sep. 2026
  • Scientists must approach them from many different angles, some of which require new tools and experiments never before conducted.
    — Jeanna Bryner, Scientific American, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of angles
Noun
  • Spanning 16 hours in 16 chapters, Mark covers the sweeping history of documentary, from its late 19th-century origins to today.
    — Matthew Carey, Deadline, 17 Sep. 2026
  • Following the launch of her first brand in 2016, Sami Miró Vintage, the new Pacsun womenswear brand showcases its first collection, with eight more chapters to follow over the next two years.
    — Kanika Talwar, Footwear News, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of chapters
Verb
  • The brands paying closer attention are treating wholesale not simply as a sales channel, but as the infrastructure that shapes how the business grows.
    — Advertorial, Footwear News, 14 Sep. 2026
  • Director Banjong Pisanthanakun says finding the right physical spaces shapes his films as much as the scripts do.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of shapes
Noun
  • The administration has made substantive steps to begin work on a number of projects, despite the fact they are still being litigated.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 20 Sep. 2026
  • Fewer steps for battery makers The approach could also help manufacturers reduce manufacturing complexity if fewer coating and lubrication stages are required.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 19 Sep. 2026
Definition of steps
Verb
  • There’s infectious joy and wonder as the Eridian who will come to be known as Rocky begins communicating with Ryland, at first with rudimentary signals and then with more complex language once Ryland rigs a translation device.
    — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 10 Mar. 2026
Definition of rigs

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“Phases.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/phases. Accessed 23 Sep. 2026.

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