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

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verb

present tense third-person singular of phase
as in conditions

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Recent Examples of phases
Noun
The horse race between Amazon’s and Microsoft’s cloud computing businesses has gone through various phases over its nearly two-decade history, with the current AI boom pushing the rivalry to a new, and perhaps unsustainable, level of intensity. — Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 27 July 2026 Solar expansion planned in two construction phases The solar farm project will be developed in two stages over the next several years. — Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 27 July 2026 This is the first of seven phases recommended in the strategy framework through 2033. — Heather Wishart-Smith, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026 Improvements would include wider sidewalks and other amenities, setting the stage for future phases of the Hartline. — Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 26 July 2026 Three phases The plan unfolds in three phases, though the report only develops the first one, focusing on stabilization and emergency measures. — Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 24 July 2026 But parsing out individual phases of a war from the broader campaign in this way would be unprecedented. — Steven Beynon, ABC News, 24 July 2026 The screens displayed several iternations of Spaceballs through 11 phases including musicals and unidentified release dates. — Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 24 July 2026 The eruption unfolded in five phases over about 24 hours, a harrowing, cumulative ordeal for unsuspecting residents. — Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 20 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for phases
  1. aspects
  2. stages
  3. conditions
  4. angles
  5. chapters
  6. shapes
  7. steps
  8. rigs
Noun
  • Trump was included in many different aspects, including Infantino awarding him FIFA’s inaugural Peace Prize back in December.
    — Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 22 July 2026
  • The organization also believes this frees up time for its catchers to work on other aspects of the game — such as hitting and receiving — given how much is already on their plates.
    — Spencer Nusbaum, New York Times, 22 July 2026
Definition of aspects
Noun
  • To capture the earliest stages of failure, the team incorporated photoelasticity, an imaging technique that reveals stress building around tiny defects before visible cracks appear.
    — Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 26 July 2026
  • The Bud Light, T-Mobile, Perry’s, Allianz, Kidzapalooza, BMI, Airbnb and Tito’s stages host performances throughout the festival.
    — Britt Julious, Chicago Tribune, 26 July 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
  • In the first episode of Season 2, specific camera angles and clothing conceal that Ellie is pregnant with Yancy’s baby, something that doesn’t become apparent until over halfway through.
    — Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 23 July 2026
  • Three live performances were filmed for the live capture, with a few more additional shooting days without a crowd in order to get needed camera angles.
    — Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 23 July 2026
Definition of angles
Noun
  • The next three chapters offer an anthology of sayings from rabbis who were active in the early centuries of the Common Era, including Hillel and Johanan ben Zakkai, among many other tannaim.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 24 July 2026
  • In just over one year since it was started, Lox and Loaded has grown to more than 59 chapters in 24 states, with over 1,800 members, Pearlstein said.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 24 July 2026
Definition of chapters
Verb
  • Air Force One is a symbol of presidential power, but its problems only reinforce the fact that technology shapes the presidency.
    — Peter Kastor, Fortune, 27 July 2026
  • Physical retail is having a moment because of Gen Z, not despite them, and how a store looks on camera now shapes who walks through the door.
    — Lauren Schuster, Miami Herald, 27 July 2026
Definition of shapes
Noun
  • The beach, sprawling across the sheltered Bay of Naoussa, is just steps from the shoreside restaurant, and children can be kept an eye on from a poolside sun-bed perch.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 July 2026
  • But with France about to enter its peak August tourist season, Gironde authorities took more steps to keep vacationers away, banning holiday camps for children and for people with disabilities.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 27 July 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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