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as in voice
an act, process, or means of putting something into words
the poem is his expression of his grief upon the loss of his beloved wife
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2
as in look
facial appearance regarded as an indication of mood or feeling
we could tell by the fans' expressions that the Chicago Cubs had lost again
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3
as in term
a pronounceable series of letters having a distinct meaning especially in a particular field
the expression "John Doe" is used in legal proceedings to refer to a person whose actual name is either unknown or being withheld from the public
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as in phrase
a sequence of words having a specific meaning
the popular expression "raining cats and dogs" is meaningless in other languages
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Recent Examples of expression
Not to mention affordable — even their higher-end Single Barrel and Small Batch Select expressions can be found in the neighborhood of $50 a bottle.
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Tony Sachs, Forbes.com, 25 Apr. 2025
Intricate jacquards, decorative buttons, and the brand’s signature lapel pins add a touch of individuality to each piece, allowing expressions of personal style to shine through.
—Naomi Rougeau, Robb Report, 25 Apr. 2025
In lab tests, the technology has proven to be over 96% accurate at identifying six common facial expressions: happiness, surprise, fear, sadness, anger and disgust.
—Ben Coxworth, New Atlas, 24 Apr. 2025
This positioning—prioritizing personalized content discovery over prestige, big-budget originals—has shaped every expression since, from product UX to B2B creative.
—Laura Ratliff, Forbes.com, 14 Apr. 2025
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Tony Sachs, Forbes.com, 25 Apr. 2025
Intricate jacquards, decorative buttons, and the brand’s signature lapel pins add a touch of individuality to each piece, allowing expressions of personal style to shine through.
—Naomi Rougeau, Robb Report, 25 Apr. 2025
In lab tests, the technology has proven to be over 96% accurate at identifying six common facial expressions: happiness, surprise, fear, sadness, anger and disgust.
—Ben Coxworth, New Atlas, 24 Apr. 2025
This positioning—prioritizing personalized content discovery over prestige, big-budget originals—has shaped every expression since, from product UX to B2B creative.
—Laura Ratliff, Forbes.com, 14 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for expression
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The Leo full moon on the 12th encourages you to use your voice more boldly, whether that’s through writing, teaching, public speaking, or social media.—
Meghan Rose,
Glamour,
1 May 2025
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Harris is continuing to fundraise through the Harris Victory Fund and remains a prominent voice in Democratic messaging.—
Amanda Castro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Apr. 2025
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Here is a look at all of the results and highlights from UFC Des Moines.—
Brian Mazique,
Forbes.com,
4 May 2025
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The 18-year-old daughter of Anna Nicole Smith and Larry Birkhead turned heads wearing one of her mom's iconic looks for the annual race weekend in Louisville, Kentucky.—
Tracy Wright,
FOXNews.com,
3 May 2025
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This week, the stories in The Lede are devoted to the lives that have been upended during the first hundred days of Donald Trump’s second term.—
Oliver Whang,
New Yorker,
3 May 2025
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The Nazis—not the neo- variety, the OGs—also talked about motherhood in terms of duty to a cause greater than themselves and their immediate families.—
Seyward Darby,
Vogue,
3 May 2025
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The phrase stunned both the victim’s family and the magistrates.—
Isabella Wandermurem,
Time,
1 May 2025
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Critics have raised concerns that kids may unknowingly repeat phrases that are offensive.—
Annabelle Canela,
Parents,
1 May 2025
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Ever since the brand launched in 2007, it's become an Allure Best of Beauty-winning mainstay for its impressive skin-protecting and nourishing formulations that don't contain oxybenzone, octinoxate, parabens, and 1,600 other ingredients on the brand's No List.—
Sarah Han,
Allure,
2 May 2025
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For instance, consumers in tropical climates prefer lightweight formulations for beauty products.—
Bhavesh Gupta,
Forbes.com,
29 Apr. 2025
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After pulling Jeffrey out of the car, Frank puts a cassette into a tape deck, smearing lipstick across his own face before singing Orbison’s song.—
Angelica Frey,
JSTOR Daily,
3 May 2025
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His next step will be to consistently compete against NBA stars after he is drafted as the face of a franchise in June.—
Tim Spiers,
New York Times,
3 May 2025
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The promise of power to the people is still in the Constitution, and those words will be there forever.—
Steve Bousquet,
Sun Sentinel,
3 May 2025
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Just a few words that found their way into playlists, protest chants, school yards, and social media platforms.—
Eda Uysen,
Rolling Stone,
3 May 2025
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Even names, idioms, and cultural references are sometimes exoticized or reduced to caricatures, reinforcing narrow or misleading representations.—
Diana Spehar,
Forbes.com,
1 May 2025
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At that time, writers like Ashbery and Frank O’Hara were helping to establish a new idiom in American poetry, something serious without self-seriousness: the new poetry was open to the city’s rhythms, irreverent but tender—and clearly, if not openly, gay.—
David S. Wallace,
The New Yorker,
19 Mar. 2025
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“Expression.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/expression. Accessed 11 May. 2025.
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