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: style of expression : phraseology
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: the act, method, or result of grouping notes into musical phrases
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Examples of phrasing in a Sentence
The phrasing of the instructions was confusing.
a singer known for her elegant phrasing
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Creating a standardized label system with clearer phrasing could help consumers make better choices around food usage.
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Sam Delgado, Vox, 4 May 2024
Kerry Guerin, an attorney with the Polluters Pay Coalition, stood by the ballot language when it was initially challenged in court, asserting similar phrasing can be found in ballot measures across the country.
—Sierra Lopez, The Mercury News, 13 Aug. 2024
The shoppers who lined up at 6 a.m. in order to score first dibs on her offerings would likely agree with that phrasing.
—Charlotte Collins, Architectural Digest, 1 Aug. 2024
Or would an anxious Democrat, hearing the hubbub in Milwaukee, argue that the threat is never more perilous than when the phrasing is alive with bite and fire?
—Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 25 July 2024
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Sam Delgado, Vox, 4 May 2024
Kerry Guerin, an attorney with the Polluters Pay Coalition, stood by the ballot language when it was initially challenged in court, asserting similar phrasing can be found in ballot measures across the country.
—Sierra Lopez, The Mercury News, 13 Aug. 2024
The shoppers who lined up at 6 a.m. in order to score first dibs on her offerings would likely agree with that phrasing.
—Charlotte Collins, Architectural Digest, 1 Aug. 2024
Or would an anxious Democrat, hearing the hubbub in Milwaukee, argue that the threat is never more perilous than when the phrasing is alive with bite and fire?
—Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 25 July 2024
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“Phrasing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/phrasing. Accessed 20 Sep. 2024.
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