: 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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China has approached some G20 governments with wording for a joint declaration voicing support for the multilateral trading system, an EU diplomat told Reuters.
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Beijing and Washington Bureaus, USA Today, 14 Apr. 2025
Just the wording itself, that someone is expressing displeasure towards great Russia?
—Lee Habeeb, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Apr. 2025
But these are driven by phishing kits and include malicious links from clearly dubious URLs and telltale wording.
—Zak Doffman, Forbes, 25 Mar. 2025
Even small wording changes without proper citation are still considered plagiarism.
—Jasmine Baehr, FOXNews.com, 30 Mar. 2025
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Beijing and Washington Bureaus, USA Today, 14 Apr. 2025
Just the wording itself, that someone is expressing displeasure towards great Russia?
—Lee Habeeb, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Apr. 2025
But these are driven by phishing kits and include malicious links from clearly dubious URLs and telltale wording.
—Zak Doffman, Forbes, 25 Mar. 2025
Even small wording changes without proper citation are still considered plagiarism.
—Jasmine Baehr, FOXNews.com, 30 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for wording
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“Wording.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wording. Accessed 21 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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