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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

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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 complication shows the moon phases for both the Northern and Southern hemispheres, with a 135-tooth driving wheel that drastically enhances accuracy, deviating by just one day every 122 years. — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 26 Sep. 2026 According to the company, the five-minute flight allowed an initial evaluation of handling qualities, aerodynamic characteristics, and system performance, gathering data to guide the next testing phases. — New Atlas, 25 Sep. 2026 Many developers already are engaging more transparently during planning phases. — Kevin Brown, Forbes.com, 24 Sep. 2026 The critical point would mark a change in how nuclear matter moves between phases. — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 23 Sep. 2026 That development indicates Robinson is in the later phases of the NFL’s five-step concussion protocol to return to play. — David Furones, Sun Sentinel, 23 Sep. 2026 Nicotine exposure is of particular concern during critical phases of development. — Hasmeena Kathuria, The Conversation, 22 Sep. 2026 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
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
  • In this case, that’s made easier by the wealth of Kraft and the other venue owners who did not want Macklemore on their stages, along with populist anger at billionaires.
    — Kenneth L. Marcus, New York Daily News, 25 Sep. 2026
  • Review is just one of the stages where speed gains get canceled out.
    — Illia Smoliienko, Forbes.com, 25 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
  • Dramatic cuffs added more angles to the look, while the buttons going undone at the waist created a touch of tension that transitioned to Edgar-Jones’ skirt.
    — Julia Teti, Footwear News, 24 Sep. 2026
  • Re-creating the Book Cover for Fans The scene illustrated on the cover of Hazelwood’s novel—Olive and Adam’s first kiss—is the catalyst for everything that happens in the story and was shot multiple times from different angles.
    — Jesa Marie Calaor, Allure, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of angles
Noun
  • Ascending the museum’s spiral from the ground floor, the unnamed agent’s recollections unfold in forty-two chronological chapters illustrated with photographic, video, and sculptural installations.
    — Emily Witt, New Yorker, 26 Sep. 2026
  • Rubin, who directs JAŸ-Z in 8, guides Jay through a playlist of songs tied to some of his life’s most painful chapters.
    — John Kennedy, VIBE.com, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of chapters
Verb
  • No one decides which stage to speed up or how—the direction just shapes itself.
    — Illia Smoliienko, Forbes.com, 25 Sep. 2026
  • The audience ceases to be a destination for your voice and becomes the structure that shapes it.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2026
Definition of shapes
Noun
  • Most of those steps have been blocked by various courts, in part because the Constitution gives states and Congress the authority to set election rules, but provides no such power to the president.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 26 Sep. 2026
  • The fact that its AI agents have once again managed to break out of a sandbox suggests that the steps OpenAI has taken to improve security after the Hugging Face attack are insufficient.
    — Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 26 Sep. 2026
Definition of steps
Verb
  • Wordplay, The Crossword Column Rebecca Goldstein rigs up a clever crossword.
    — Sam Corbin, New York Times, 22 July 2026
  • 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 29 Sep. 2026.

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