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phrasing

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1 an act, process, or means of putting something into words

research has shown that the phrasing of the question on certain hot-button issues greatly influences the response

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articulation, expression, formulation, statement, utterance, verbalism, voice, wording

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observation, reflection, remark, thought

2 the way in which something is put into words

a particularly delicate and careful phrasing of the statement regarding the nature of the couple's relationship

Synonyms of phrasing

diction, language, phraseology, verbiage, wording

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expression, formulation, locution

enunciation, phrase, speech, style, utterance, voice

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