PHASING Synonyms: 49 Similar and Opposite Words

phasing

verb

present participle of phase

as in adjusting

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misadjusting

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Verb

Mistakes happen in football, especially when a team’s adjusting to a new coaching staff, new technique, hasn’t carved out an identity yet, and is working toward creating culture.

— Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 7 Oct. 2026
Fox News offers stability this election season, while many of its rivals are adjusting to corporate maneuvers.

— Brian Steinberg, Variety, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of adjusting

Verb

This treaty established a set of rules regulating how different countries can explore and use outer space.

— Robert Z. Pearlman, Space.com, 10 Oct. 2026
Cottage cheese is also rich in tryptophan, a nutrient involved in the production of sleep-regulating hormones.

— Sarah Jividen, Verywell Health, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of regulating

Verb

Those expenses are rising as utilities invest more in aging infrastructure and in adapting their systems to cope with the effects of climate change, Food and Water Watch said in its study.

— Mary Cunningham, CBS News, 7 Oct. 2026
In the kids space, Studiocanal is also adapting Dermot O’Leary’s Toto the Ninja Cat and Astrid Lindgren’s Pippi Longstocking with Heyday.

— Max Goldbart, Deadline, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of adapting

Verb

Street style became a bridge between the industry and the culture consuming it, capturing a moment when fashion felt especially connected to the people and communities shaping what came next.

— Alex Badia, Footwear News, 12 Oct. 2026
From rising stars who make mutant baile funk to rave queens shaping a raunchy new wave of techno-pop, here are the divas changing the face of club music.

— Richard Villegas, Rolling Stone, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of shaping

Verb

Cinelease, founded in 1977, has since bolted on rigging firm C&C Studio Services as well as barricade firm West Coast Fencing to build out its own services unit.

— Erik Hayden, HollywoodReporter, 15 Sep. 2026
There are already signs that the scandal could go much deeper than rigging the salary cap and arranging no-show endorsement deals.

— Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of rigging

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Sensitive complexions get extra TLC from soothing Centella asiatica, antioxidant-rich green tea, and conditioning lysine.

— Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 18 Sep. 2026
And for many Bears pass catchers who have never played with a quarterback quite like Williams, conditioning themselves — both mentally and physically — has become part of the process.

— Dan Wiederer, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of conditioning

Verb

The tailoring brand was founded in Osaka in 1954 and got its start replicating Ivy League style.

— Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 12 Oct. 2026
Since then, she's applied for dozens of positions, spending hours on each one, tailoring her resume to the specific job requirements.

— Scott Horsley, NPR, 11 Oct. 2026

Definition of tailoring

Verb

With clients walking out and a competitor putting the agency’s standing at risk, the siblings scramble to save both their income and what their mother built.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 11 Oct. 2026
The joy of being in DTLA is proximity to transit, putting Santa Monica, Pasadena, and everywhere in between within easy reach without necessarily needing Ubers or a rental car.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Oct. 2026

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