phasing

verb

present participle of phase
as in adjusting

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for phasing
  1. adjusting
  2. regulating
  3. adapting
  4. shaping
  5. rigging
  6. conditioning
  7. tailoring
  8. putting
Verb
  • As more homes become available in many markets, sellers are increasingly adjusting prices to attract qualified buyers heading into the fall homebuying season.
    — Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2026
  • The 49ers have been Down Under for more than a week, adjusting their body clocks in the traditional manner and winning over thousands of Aussie fans who appreciate their commitment to the historic moment.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of adjusting
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  • Hinojosa's platform focuses on affordability, public education, and regulating data centers.
    — Mateo Rosiles, USA Today, 7 Sep. 2026
  • The request to Congress would also include regulating sports agents and allowing conferences to pool broadcast rights.
    — Jim Turner, Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of regulating
Verb
  • His novel Dissolution, is currently in development at Sony Pictures with Eric Heisserer adapting and Chronology and Temple Hill producing.
    — Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 9 Sep. 2026
  • Binge’s novel Dissolution is currently in development at Sony Pictures with Eric Heisserer adapting and Chronology and Temple Hill co-producing.
    — Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of adapting
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  • Researchers in the United States are shaping the nanoscience frontier, using atomic‑scale control to accelerate advances in electronics, energy storage, catalysis, sensing and medicine.
    — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 10 Sep. 2026
  • Target by Design, a two-day presentation, will take place as a New Museum Retail Experience in New York, celebrating the retailer’s commitment to accessible design and the creative talent shaping the future of style and design.
    — Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of shaping
Verb
  • Consider rigging up a temporary irrigation system the first season with hoses and impact sprinklers.
    — Teresa Woodard, Midwest Living, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Also on Wednesday, a botched car bomb detonated prematurely, killing three people at a nearby home and also eight militants who were rigging the explosives.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of rigging
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  • The formula is also packed with moisture-binding ingredients, including sodium lactate, PCA, and sodium PCA, alongside conditioning polymers that boost shine, softness, and manageability.
    — Madison San Miguel, Allure, 5 Sep. 2026
  • The room in its entirety is tasked with conditioning the work; in this sense, all the work in the museum becomes site-specific.
    — Katy Barkan, Artforum, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of conditioning
Verb
  • Built in the mid-18th century as the home of the Duke and Duchess of Devonshire, 1 Savile Row later housed a diamond merchant and then the Royal Geographical Society before becoming a tailoring house in 1912.
    — Tianwei Zhang, Footwear News, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Beyond these general recommendations, though, tailoring meal timing to your specific internal rhythms can be more complicated.
    — Maggie Donahue, HEALTH, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of tailoring
Verb
  • But if not, there’s nothing wrong with playing an experienced guy such as Fowler and not putting Lindstein in a position to fail.
    — Jeremy Rutherford, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
  • The ratios offer a little more room for expenses by putting a little less toward savings than the longstanding gold standard, the 50/30/20 budget.
    — Becca Stanek, TheWeek, 7 Sep. 2026
Definition of putting
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