phases 1 of 2

plural of phase

phases

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of phase

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Recent Examples of phases
Noun
The aircraft successfully completed mission phases with the landing gear both up and down, demonstrating that its autonomous flight systems worked as planned. Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 13 July 2026 The blue-gray sunray dial centers around a highly legible perpetual calendar display that shows the seconds, minutes, hours, days, months, years, and phases of the moon. Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 11 July 2026 After several phases, Argentina went to the left edge where Piccardo ran strongly, then turned the ball infield to Oviedo who scored in a jubilant dive. ABC News, 11 July 2026 Work would be done in phases, with construction expected to begin in 2027. Nathan Pilling july 9, Kansas City Star, 9 July 2026 While many companies charge fees for both the investigation and discovery phases, Tax Defense Network charges a single flat fee for cases. Nick Perry, USA Today, 6 July 2026 The future of the proposal DC BLOX told CNN the project would be built in phases, beginning with a roughly 70,000 square-foot facility followed by a second building measuring approximately 261,000 square feet. Julianna Bragg, CNN Money, 5 July 2026 Long before weather apps — or even standardized timekeeping — Americans turned to these annual guides for practical information about moon phases, moonrise and moonset times, eclipses, tides, and seasonal events. Stefanie Waldek, Space.com, 2 July 2026 In accord with history, the next phases of African investment are beginning here. Wesley Alexander Hill, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for phases
Noun
  • These efforts are intended to validate the unique aspects of its underground deployment strategy before commercial operation.
    Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 8 July 2026
  • Since 2021, prosecutors said detectives continued to investigate various aspects of the case before it was presented to a grand jury in late June.
    Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 8 July 2026
Noun
  • The Hyundai Motor Company used one of the world’s largest sporting stages to showcase its robotics ambitions.
    Clemente Lisi, Forbes.com, 6 July 2026
  • Fireflies go through four life stages – egg, larva, pupa and adult – in a process called complete metamorphosis.
    Janet Loehrke, USA Today, 5 July 2026
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
Noun
  • The researchers computed the optimal launch angles and wing size.
    Ari Daniel, NPR, 9 July 2026
  • But even the minimum amount of takes have so many angles to capture, especially for such an important moment.
    Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 7 July 2026
Noun
  • Kirsten’s best friend dies of cholera within the first few chapters.
    Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 3 July 2026
  • The last chapters of Jones’s book are filled with meditations on mortality that are both life affirming and sweet.
    Hadley Hall Meares, Vanity Fair, 3 July 2026
Verb
  • McKinney emphasizes that true global leadership requires understanding how culture shapes decisions, self-reflection, and actively leveraging differences as a strategic asset.
    Rodger Dean Duncan, Forbes.com, 11 July 2026
  • The Gulf Stream, which brings warm water from the Gulf of Mexico into the Atlantic Ocean and shapes the climate in the United States as well as Western Europe, is part of that system.
    Elizabeth Shackelford, Chicago Tribune, 10 July 2026
Noun
  • But all of these methods come second to taking steps to protect ourselves directly, experts emphasize.
    Meg Tirrell, CNN Money, 14 July 2026
  • Community helps deli Khalid Sarsour, who owns Garden Gourmet Deli and Grill, was standing right next to the register when the crash happened, just steps away from where the car struck his store.
    Jenna DeAngelis, CBS News, 13 July 2026
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

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