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to convey in appropriate or telling terms
he had trouble thinking of how to phrase his question for the visiting dignitary
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Recent Examples of phrased
Since its first drink in 1954, Harry's Banana Farm in the West Palm Beach area of Florida has been serving up well drinks and plenty of sass, which can usually be seen on the ever-changing and cheekily phrased marquee sign out front.
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Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 27 Oct. 2025
One crucial distinction, though, comes from how the question is phrased.
—Jack Royston, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Sep. 2025
Yet if apocalypticism is phrased in the rhetoric of visionary metaphor and symbol, then the current climate crisis is rendered in the language of arid climatology and geology, a distinction which makes a huge difference.
—Ed Simon
september 24, Literary Hub, 24 Sep. 2025
Verizon's trade-ins are phrased in phone cost, with the 17, 17 Pro and Air available for free with an eligible device and unlimited data plan, or $1,100 off the list price of the Pro Max.
—K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 12 Sep. 2025
Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 27 Oct. 2025
One crucial distinction, though, comes from how the question is phrased.
—Jack Royston, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Sep. 2025
Yet if apocalypticism is phrased in the rhetoric of visionary metaphor and symbol, then the current climate crisis is rendered in the language of arid climatology and geology, a distinction which makes a huge difference.
—Ed Simon
september 24, Literary Hub, 24 Sep. 2025
Verizon's trade-ins are phrased in phone cost, with the 17, 17 Pro and Air available for free with an eligible device and unlimited data plan, or $1,100 off the list price of the Pro Max.
—K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 12 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for phrased
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Conklin did not edit the de Blasio article, a person familiar with the coverage said.—
Max Tani,
semafor.com,
30 Oct. 2025
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What’s more, Microsoft will remain capacity constrained for the remainder of the fiscal year, Hood said.—
Andrew Nusca,
Fortune,
30 Oct. 2025
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Actor William Daniels, 98, who played the character on all seven seasons of the '90s sitcom, expressed a strong opinion on Monday, using his first-hand experience with former President Richard Nixon as a comparison.—
Raechal Shewfelt,
Entertainment Weekly,
29 Oct. 2025
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While most Democrats and independents — 88% and 62%, respectively — expressed disapproval, only 31% of Republicans did the same.—
Brendan Rascius,
Miami Herald,
29 Oct. 2025
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And while brands from Dries van Noten to Miu Miu and Prada have articulated their own takes on the retro sneaker trend, the understated Nike Cortez is at the beginning of another revival, and will assuredly have a place in your transeasonal shoe rotation.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
19 Oct. 2025
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But the association, articulated more clearly in the remake, is certainly there in all the Nightmare movies.—
Louis Peitzman,
Vulture,
17 Oct. 2025
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The 2010 exemption specifically targeted Jackson County and was worded to apply only to charter counties with populations between 600,000 and 700,000 people, a population level Jackson County has now surpassed.—
Kacen Bayless,
Kansas City Star,
23 Oct. 2025
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In part, the contrasting results show the importance of how survey questions are worded.—
Michael T. Nietzel,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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Her obituary stated that Halbach was also a volleyball coach and an avid traveler.—
Nicole Briese,
PEOPLE,
31 Oct. 2025
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And while the developer, DESRI, pointed out that the company has reduced the project’s tree removal quantity by about 30% since earlier designs, a state agency letter stated that the project would still involve cutting down about 3,700 blue and native oak trees.—
Chaewon Chung
Updated October 30,
Sacbee.com,
30 Oct. 2025
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“Phrased.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/phrased. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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