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as in voice
an act, process, or means of putting something into words
research has shown that the phrasing of the question on certain hot-button issues greatly influences the response
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as in diction
the way in which something is put into words
a particularly delicate and careful phrasing of the statement regarding the nature of the couple's relationship
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as in saying
to convey in appropriate or telling terms
he had trouble thinking of how to phrase his question for the visiting dignitary
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Recent Examples of phrasing
Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 7 Mar. 2025
Carroll echoed that phrasing in his note, and also highlighted that the services sector, which is much larger than manufacturing, was shown to be contracting in the same report.
—Jesse Pound, CNBC, 27 Feb. 2025
What This Means For You: If your resume doesn’t include the exact phrasing from the job description, it may be filtered out.
—Dr. Diane Hamilton, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2025
She wasn’t exposed to the world of drugs and noticed her own phrasings.
—Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 28 Feb. 2025
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Noun
As a result, traditional red flags—such as poor grammar or awkward phrasing in scam texts—are becoming less reliable.
—Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 7 Mar. 2025
Carroll echoed that phrasing in his note, and also highlighted that the services sector, which is much larger than manufacturing, was shown to be contracting in the same report.
—Jesse Pound, CNBC, 27 Feb. 2025
What This Means For You: If your resume doesn’t include the exact phrasing from the job description, it may be filtered out.
—Dr. Diane Hamilton, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2025
She wasn’t exposed to the world of drugs and noticed her own phrasings.
—Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 28 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for phrasing
Noun
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After the Maya series, North graduated from Rexford Senior High School in Beverly Hills in 1969 and worked as a voice actor on such kids shows as The Banana Splits Adventure Hour and The Pebbles and Bamm-Bamm Show.—
Mike Barnes,
HollywoodReporter,
6 Apr. 2025
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The actor racked up a handful of credits following The Teacher, including the 1985 war drama Wild Wind and a voice role on a 1999 episode of The Simpsons.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
6 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Scheer was smart to whittle down the novel’s winding sentences into short, sharp exclamations and curt instructions — and also to be faithful to Melville’s rendition of the captain’s irritable diction.—
Justin Davidson,
Vulture,
4 Mar. 2025
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Viral TikTok shows the iPhone diction feature bug While Trump and the White House have been mum about the reported glitch, far-right commentators, including Infowars host and conspiracy theorist Alex Jones, have not.—
Jonathan Limehouse,
USA TODAY,
27 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Better yet, the latest iterations do so quickly and gently, thanks to innovative ingredients and clever formulations.—
Deanna Pai,
Vogue,
10 Apr. 2025
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Brands like Lululemon, Olaplex, Charlotte Tilbury Beauty and more have sought to clap-back at dupes by attempting to prove that their products formulations and efficacy never truly be replicated.—
Emma Sandler,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Users will be able to create their AI Twin in a few minutes by taking a selfie and talking for a few minutes introducing themselves and an AI Twin of them is created that can talk, chat, and sound just like them and can talk in 32 languages.—
Elizabeth Stanton,
FOXNews.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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Advanced tools like optical character recognition (OCR) and natural language processing (NLP) extract key data— for example, sender details, dates, and document types — instantly. 2.—
Chris Gallagher,
USA Today,
28 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Even small wording changes without proper citation are still considered plagiarism.—
Jasmine Baehr,
FOXNews.com,
30 Mar. 2025
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Thomas' school of thought suggests that readers should look only at the wording of the Constitution, which placed no impediments on the rights of U.S. citizens to own a gun.—
Paul Du Quenoy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Great leaders inspire confidence by articulating a compelling future, rallying their teams, and turning crisis into momentum.—
Cicely Simpson,
Forbes.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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Identifying your strengths is the foundation for articulating your value proposition.—
Donna Grego-Heintz,
Forbes.com,
7 Apr. 2025
Noun
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While they’ll never be highly valued, these cars are an exquisite expression of Pininfarina design flair at its very best.—
Robert Ross,
Robb Report,
4 Apr. 2025
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For this reason, tattoos celebrating a city or country can only lead to confusion. Tattoos of Mayan or Aztec images have also been used to designate people as gang members, even though these tattoos are clear expressions of cultural identity and do not necessarily have any nexus to gang membership.—
Beth C. Caldwell,
The Conversation,
3 Apr. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Phrasing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/phrasing. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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