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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
Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 29 Oct. 2025
Other than a change in administration, though, there's really nothing that has changed in the statute's wording, so this change in statutory interpretation seems to be driven in reality by a change in policy preferences by the new administration.
—Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 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
The group is asking the court to require a rewrite of the ballot language and the wording displayed at polling sites.
—Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 29 Oct. 2025
Other than a change in administration, though, there's really nothing that has changed in the statute's wording, so this change in statutory interpretation seems to be driven in reality by a change in policy preferences by the new administration.
—Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 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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Nationally, median early career wages range from $40,000 for a foreign language degree to $80,000 for a computer science degree, according to an analysis by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.—
Marissa Meador,
IndyStar,
9 Jan. 2026
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Administration officials have cut that time roughly in half, partly by eliminating Spanish-language courses.—
Meredith Kile,
PEOPLE,
8 Jan. 2026
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After making his film debut with Happy Gilmore 2 last year, Hernández will next appear in voice roles in The Angry Birds Movie 3 and Shrek 5.—
Wesley Stenzel,
Entertainment Weekly,
8 Jan. 2026
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Shapiro also became a leading pro-Israel voice among Democrats and Jewish politicians amid the Israel-Hamas war.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
8 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Reyes defended the compensation, saying it was negotiated in good faith.—
Ivan Taylor,
CBS News,
9 Jan. 2026
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But Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey and other officials disputed the DHS claims, saying videos showed the woman driving away from agents, not aiming at them.—
Judy L. Thomas,
Kansas City Star,
8 Jan. 2026
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So what music to my ears were her astute assessment about the precision of Catullus’s diction across languages and the weirdly contemporary vocabulary itself.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 Dec. 2025
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There is a sense of replay in the heightened and artificial diction with which Mateus has her cast bear witness, and this sense is enhanced by the painterly compositions that frame the speakers.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
30 Oct. 2025
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The formulations, doses, and follow-up protocols vary widely.—
Lauryn Higgins,
Flow Space,
6 Nov. 2025
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In each formulation tested, the weight loss leveled off in mice treated with the plasmids.—
Brenda Goodman,
CNN Money,
4 Nov. 2025
Verb
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However, one woman recently shared a personal experience when expressing genuine emotion clashed with workplace expectations.—
Tereza Shkurtaj,
PEOPLE,
9 Nov. 2025
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Spoelstra was remarkably upbeat before the game, offering gratitude for the outpouring of support from the NBA community and expressing relief that nobody was injured in the inferno.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
8 Nov. 2025
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Real search phrasing tied to specific stories can help reveal which terms invite clicks and which ones bury solid pieces under vague language.—
Malana VanTyler,
Ascend Agency,
6 Nov. 2025
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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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The cyber-pet also features a high-fidelity facial screen capable of thousands of expressions and concise text replies.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
7 Jan. 2026
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In the study, Yale School of Medicine, or YSM, researchers discovered elevated GLO1 levels in the brains of animals with excessive levels of cellular calcium, finding that the brain increased GLO1 expression as a protective mechanism to mitigate the effects of the calcium dysregulation.—
Isabella Backman,
Hartford Courant,
6 Jan. 2026
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“Wording.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wording. Accessed 9 Jan. 2026.
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