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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
In part, the contrasting results show the importance of how survey questions are worded.
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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
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 the Juventus coach clearly does pay attention to what is said about him and his team.—
James Horncastle,
New York Times,
23 Oct. 2025
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The Pima Critical Incident Team was activated after the incident with the Oro Valley Police Department assigned to lead the investigation, Adger said.—
Julie Mendes,
AZCentral.com,
23 Oct. 2025
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In announcing these 2026 shows, Bon Jovi expressed joy in the ability to hit the stage again and share the band’s massive-selling catalog with fans again.—
Melissa Ruggieri,
USA Today,
22 Oct. 2025
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McIntyre expressed satisfaction with the situation but denied any involvement in the assault.—
Andrew Ravens,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Oct. 2025
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One crucial distinction, though, comes from how the question is phrased.—
Jack Royston,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Sep. 2025
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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
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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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Even more recently, another prominent physicist has stated a similarly dubious case for the non-existence of dark matter.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
23 Oct. 2025
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County Commissioner Tim Jones stated that Gaines’ appointment was in response to this months-long struggle to pass the policy.—
Diana Leyva,
Nashville Tennessean,
23 Oct. 2025
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“Worded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/worded. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.
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