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to convey in appropriate or telling terms
tried to word the declaration exactly right
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Recent Examples of worded
The first claim drew a swift, if carefully worded, denial from the school, followed months later by Hudson’s threat of litigation, which has yet to materialize.
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Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 17 Dec. 2025
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
In part, the contrasting results show the importance of how survey questions are worded.
—Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
Conviction rates for lese majeste stand at around 80%, and prosecutors indict around 99% of the time — a huge percentage given the law is vaguely worded and what constitutes lese majeste is not even legally defined, TLHR said.
—Helen Regan, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2025
Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 17 Dec. 2025
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
In part, the contrasting results show the importance of how survey questions are worded.
—Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
Conviction rates for lese majeste stand at around 80%, and prosecutors indict around 99% of the time — a huge percentage given the law is vaguely worded and what constitutes lese majeste is not even legally defined, TLHR said.
—Helen Regan, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for worded
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But at some public schools, the woman from Rasht said, absences aren't tolerated and students found with pellet wounds are expelled or arrested.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
17 Feb. 2026
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The board said Wasserman fully cooperated with the review.—
Teresa Liu,
Daily News,
17 Feb. 2026
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The post has garnered 161,000 likes and more than 2,600 comments, many of which expressed sympathy for the bot.—
Karen Garcia,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Feb. 2026
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Two other banks, Bank of America and RBC Capital Markets, also expressed worries about AI capex recently.—
Jim Edwards,
Fortune,
17 Feb. 2026
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The interest between Sacramento State and those within the Mid-American Conference in becoming college football partners was mutual, as Hornets president Luke Wood and athletic director Mark Orr phrased it Monday and from a statement from the MAC commissioner affirmed.—
Joe Davidson,
Sacbee.com,
17 Feb. 2026
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Second, our basic law includes some rights--like the right to bear arms--phrased more strongly than the federal constitution.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
16 Feb. 2026
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Donations are gratefully accepted to support future cultural events, the news release stated.—
News Release,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 Feb. 2026
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But the district stated that its actions on the walkouts have no ideology attached.—
Howard Blume,
Los Angeles Times,
16 Feb. 2026
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Superintendent Theresa Plascencia expressed several of the same feelings articulated by Bonuma in an email on Monday, praising Hill’s talents as a leader and his connection to the students under his charge.—
Steve Sadin,
Chicago Tribune,
10 Feb. 2026
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And Lewis has not, until now, articulated his strategy for the paper's future.—
David Folkenflik,
NPR,
4 Feb. 2026
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“Worded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/worded. Accessed 22 Feb. 2026.
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