: the act or manner of expressing in words : phraseology
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What's the exact wording of the agreement?
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Some of the wording spray-painted on one of the vehicles reportedly matched graffiti that was reported at the same location on Feb 26.
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That is yet another wording that creates some heartburn.
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The same could be said for the wording of the executive order itself.
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Rachel Wolf, Fox News, 20 Mar. 2025
That is yet another wording that creates some heartburn.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 19 Mar. 2025
The same could be said for the wording of the executive order itself.
—Stephen Hobbs, Sacramento Bee, 6 Mar. 2025
Sonic Automotive Sonic Automotive was the only Fortune 500 company in Charlotte that didn’t change its wording.
—Catherine Muccigrosso, Charlotte Observer, 6 Mar. 2025
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“Wording.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wording. Accessed 4 Apr. 2025.
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wording
noun
word·ing
ˈwərd-iŋ 
: the way in which something is put into words
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