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as in language
the way in which something is put into words
it's important to get the wording of this law precisely correct
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as in voice
an act, process, or means of putting something into words
the wording of the pollster's questions seemed to reflect a built-in bias
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as in saying
to convey in appropriate or telling terms
tried to word the declaration exactly right
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Recent Examples of wording
Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 7 Oct. 2025
The new wording also gives the council wiggle room in deciding the city manager's annual salary, contract term and amount of severance pay.
—Maritza Dominguez, AZCentral.com, 4 Oct. 2025
Nathaniel Weixel, The Hill, 19 Sep. 2025
The logistics were daunting, but carefully calibrated— Angel explained that even wording introductions to attendees at the reception desk were discussed, to make clear that the cookout was centered on trans femmes and donations were encouraged.
—Essence, 6 Sep. 2025
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Noun
Jake Rosenberg of The Athlete Group, which is conducting the search for OU, told Sportico after this story’s publication that the wording was not intentionally chosen for the posting and was meant to be standard boilerplate.
—Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 7 Oct. 2025
The new wording also gives the council wiggle room in deciding the city manager's annual salary, contract term and amount of severance pay.
—Maritza Dominguez, AZCentral.com, 4 Oct. 2025
Verb
The vote was initially set for Thursday but was then postponed to Friday at the last minute because of wording discrepancies in the voting language.
—Nathaniel Weixel, The Hill, 19 Sep. 2025
The logistics were daunting, but carefully calibrated— Angel explained that even wording introductions to attendees at the reception desk were discussed, to make clear that the cookout was centered on trans femmes and donations were encouraged.
—Essence, 6 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wording
Noun
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Owing to its appeal and acclaim, Pinjar was translated into eight other Indian and foreign languages, including English.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
30 Oct. 2025
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Features like automatic speech recognition, language translation, and image sorting all use networks of computers.—
Lyssanoel Frater,
USA Today,
29 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The book will feature 300 pages of full-color images, analysis pieces and interviews from diverse voices in the horror space.—
Leia Mendoza,
Variety,
28 Oct. 2025
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The additional subcategories and voices provide more context and allows users to dive deeper into the nuances of economic mobility.—
Desiree Mathurin,
Charlotte Observer,
28 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Marchand posted information about the raffle on Instagram, saying the game will celebrate Selah Panacci-MacCallum's life.—
Charna Flam,
PEOPLE,
30 Oct. 2025
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Stop coming up with all of these creative ways of saying Eric failed.—
Molly Ball,
Time,
29 Oct. 2025
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The spice that makes this dish work is Carl's precious decor and fussiness about keeping the place impeccable, communicated with exquisite diction by the burly Scales.—
Jim Higgins,
jsonline.com,
27 Oct. 2025
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The nearly 6-foot actor was made to look a foot shorter; given a balding, combover haircut; and was forced to adopt a completely new diction and set of mannerisms.—
Max Gao,
NBC news,
18 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Even over-the-counter basics, like children’s Tylenol or chewable Pepto-Bismol, can be surprisingly hard to find abroad, especially in countries where pharmacies stock different formulations or ban certain medications altogether.—
Alesandra Dubin,
Travel + Leisure,
31 Oct. 2025
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In initial clinical trials, Pamich said the company has seen the product's ability to enhance skin longevity and vitality when combined with Image's pre-existing formulations, including its technology that allows antioxidants to deeply penetrate the skin.—
Laya Neelakandan,
CNBC,
29 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Being an actor means constantly outputting — expressing — but rarely having time to take in new experiences.—
Gavin J Blair,
HollywoodReporter,
2 Nov. 2025
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Since taking office, Manzo, often seen wearing a bulletproof vest, had called on the federal government to do more to fight organized crime while expressing fears for his own safety.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
2 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Davis expressed frustration that the town's Facebook post phrasing was based on an assumption, despite incomplete records.—
Sophie Hartley,
IndyStar,
17 Oct. 2025
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All smoke and sweat, full of gospel phrasing and hip-hop undertones, Brown Sugar introduced D’Angelo as an emotive, smooth-talking vocalist, a thinking, feeling performer in the likeness of Marvin Gaye, Donny Hathaway, and Curtis Mayfield without borrowing too heavily from any of them.—
Marcus J. Moore,
Pitchfork,
15 Oct. 2025
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The costume was designed by veteran costume and puppet designer Tahra Zafar and, of course, includes Paddington’s trademark blue duffel coat and red hat, as well as mechanics that enable facial expressions like blinking.—
Issy Ronald,
CNN Money,
3 Nov. 2025
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The idea was to commission artists to make short films about forms of expression related to opera.—
Elsa Keslassy,
Variety,
3 Nov. 2025
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“Wording.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wording. Accessed 5 Nov. 2025.
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