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phrase

verb as in express in words carefully

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To achieve that he needs a credible way to declare "total victory", a phrase he has used repeatedly.

From BBC

Seriously, why the hell is this administration determined to flush billions down Argentina’s toilet — or, to phrase that more elegantly, cui bono?

From Salon

Musically, the song plays a clever trick by adding an extra bar at the end of every other phrase, as though Swift is lingering in the moment, too swept up in her feelings to continue.

From BBC

Feminists have never used the phrase “believe all women,” which is a misogynist insult.

From Salon

Freemasons wear symbolic aprons and progress through degrees of membership, with the phrase "giving someone the third degree" originating from its final stage of initiation.

From BBC

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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