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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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Its loudest voices are making evidence-free claims about COVID-19, climate change, and vaccines.—
Noubar Afeyan,
Time,
9 Mar. 2026
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The voices captured on that wall belong not to emperors or senators, but to lovers, laborers, sports fans, and artists who left their marks in a corridor between two theaters, never imagining those marks would still be read 2,000 years later.—
Ryan Brennan,
Charlotte Observer,
9 Mar. 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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Tackle a range of skin concerns with skin-friendly formulations from ELEMIS.—
Tory Johnson,
ABC News,
27 Feb. 2026
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In cases where people have ingested glyphosate, formulations containing surfactant have resulted in more severe symptoms.—
Michal Ruprecht,
CNN Money,
24 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The team hails from all over the world—Taiwan, Myanmar, France, among others—and can assist in several languages.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
11 Mar. 2026
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And in my own case, that meaning has been a reminder — unwelcome but reliable — of my origins, and of the need to find the right fit when crossing between languages, so that the ache in one finds its answering throb in another.—
Jan Steyn,
The Dial,
10 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Publicly, his expressions of exasperation are a common sight as his Rockets coworkers brick shots or both defensive rotations.—
Joseph Dycus,
Mercury News,
5 Mar. 2026
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Even so, extinction of the expressions of our past, of our symbols, is always possible.—
Travis Whitlock,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The two companies announced the deal in separate statements Monday, confirming an earlier Bloomberg report.—
Sonia Sirletti,
Bloomberg,
9 Mar. 2026
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Conflicting Iranian statements came from two of the three members of the leadership council overseeing Iran since Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed in the war's opening airstrikes.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
8 Mar. 2026
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“Phrasings.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/phrasings. Accessed 12 Mar. 2026.
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