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phrase

verb as in express in words carefully

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It’s also important to know how a poll question is phrased and, in the case of a ballot measure, how it describes the matter voters are being asked to decide.

The article alleged that the attacker - who knew simple phrases in Cantonese - targeted many of his victims near train stations and tricked them with the offer of fake jobs.

From BBC

“Some women who go on HRT feel like “a veil was lifted” — I hate that phrase, but it’s true.

From Salon

Always the bridesmaid, never the bride is a phrase that could have been invented for director Paul Thomas Anderson.

From BBC

We were not allowed shortcuts, lazy phrases, vague sources and insufficient attribution.

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

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