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as in voices
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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as in dictions
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
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Recent Examples of phrasings
The way poetry defamiliarizes language and seeks unique phrasings seems to scramble this software’s ability to sort text.
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James Folta, Literary Hub, 21 Nov. 2025
Distinguished with trademark quivers and phrasings that underlined meaning and action, his voice and range revealed few signs of deterioration.
—Bob Gendron, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2025
James Folta, Literary Hub, 21 Nov. 2025
Distinguished with trademark quivers and phrasings that underlined meaning and action, his voice and range revealed few signs of deterioration.
—Bob Gendron, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for phrasings
Noun
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Faith comes in the belief that these voices will drown out the conservative forces.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
9 June 2026
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When the worker said yes, there followed a cacophony of voices, radios, and pounding boots as police stormed the property.—
Heidi Blake,
New Yorker,
8 June 2026
Noun
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The first three were post-dictions of inflation; the latter four were predictions that had not yet been observed when they were made.—
Ethan Siegel,
Big Think,
23 Sep. 2025
Noun
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At Tuckernuck, Americana charm goes hand in hand with sweat-ready formulations — serving up looks for the studio, the nail salon, and every setting in between.—
Stacia Datskovska,
Footwear News,
4 June 2026
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What Research Really Shows Some research has found an association between mouthwash use and higher blood pressure, particularly with frequent use and stronger antibacterial formulations.—
Laura Bradley,
Health,
3 June 2026
Noun
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Football in Ghana is a powerful unifying force in a country of more than 30 million people, multiple languages, and dozens of distinct ethnic groups.—
Carl Anka,
New York Times,
10 June 2026
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Israel’s military has spokespeople in several languages, but only Adraee is famous enough to be known by his first name.—
Melanie Lidman,
Los Angeles Times,
9 June 2026
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The muted expressions in Hong Kong underlined the decline in civil liberties promised by Beijing when the former British colony returned to Chinese rule in 1997.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
3 June 2026
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Without such a history, an LLM can only rephrase expressions of moral reasoning found in its training data.—
Ted Chiang,
The Atlantic,
3 June 2026
Noun
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The announcement builds on the company’s earlier statements that sodium-ion batteries are moving into large-scale production and deployment across a range of applications, including energy storage and electric mobility.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
7 June 2026
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Fired 60 Minutes veteran Scott Pelley hasn’t quoted poet John Masefield in any of his scathing statements since embattled CBS News chief Bari Weiss and new newsmagazine EP Nick Bilton canned him for rejecting their regime earlier this week.—
Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
6 June 2026
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“Phrasings.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/phrasings. Accessed 10 Jun. 2026.
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