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phrasing

[frey-zing] / ˈfreɪ zɪŋ /


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At the end of the show, a stunning reading of “Si Antes Te Hubiera Conocido” revealed the instinctive ease with which she can navigate the sweet, syncopated phrasing of Dominican merengue.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 16, 2026

A UK government spokesperson said: "We have previously acknowledged this phrasing and took immediate steps to ensure it was not replicated."

From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026

The Pima County Sheriff’s Department released the handwritten notes Friday, saying investigators believe the author’s distinctive language, grammar and phrasing could be recognized by someone who knows the writer.

From Salon ● Aug. 1, 2026

Whatever the tone of his voice might owe to state-of-the-art recording techniques, the suppleness and clarity of his phrasing are undeniably impressive.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026

This phrasing of the question seemed to set off a series of weak and distant lights where the other had thrown a spark that failed.

From "Invisible Man" by Ralph Ellison

Sometimes Auster strains too hard to make his prose appear original; at other junctures he settles for hackneyed phrasings.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 1, 2023

A.I. will make it easier to generate first drafts, and provide editing help and suggest alternative phrasings.

From Slate ● Apr. 21, 2023

They captured the unique phrasings of drivers of the capital’s private minibuses — which once constituted a hefty fraction of Kyiv transport, but began to fade in the era of Uber — hawking their destinations.

From New York Times ● Mar. 21, 2023

The version channeling comedian Jerry Seinfeld captured his signature phrasings.

From Washington Times ● Feb. 6, 2023

In these instances, I believe that her actions speak even louder than whatever words she might have said, so I have filled in some cracks in the research with my own phrasings.

From "Fannie Never Flinched" by Mary Cronk Farrell




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