as in idiom
a sequence of words having a specific meaning
kids drawing literal representations of the phrase "to rain cats and dogs"
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as in to say
to convey in appropriate or telling terms
he had trouble thinking of how to phrase his question for the visiting dignitary
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Recent Examples of phrase
Andrew Unterberger, Billboard, 21 July 2025
Big yikes: This is a sarcastic phrase to publicly mock or shame someone for a cringey comment, outfit, or behavior and is used to embarrass others in group chats or social media.
—Sherri Gordon, Parents, 21 July 2025
Robert Pearlman, ArsTechnica, 30 June 2025
Analyze how people phrase their interactions with LLMs and adjust your content to fit this design pattern.
—Pawel Rzeszucinski, Forbes.com, 24 June 2025
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Noun
Even the title phrase, which Francis immediately fell for, falls pretty squarely in line with classic country wordplay and lyrical imagery.
—Andrew Unterberger, Billboard, 21 July 2025
Big yikes: This is a sarcastic phrase to publicly mock or shame someone for a cringey comment, outfit, or behavior and is used to embarrass others in group chats or social media.
—Sherri Gordon, Parents, 21 July 2025
Verb
The shuttle move, as originally phrased, was identified as being at risk.
—Robert Pearlman, ArsTechnica, 30 June 2025
Analyze how people phrase their interactions with LLMs and adjust your content to fit this design pattern.
—Pawel Rzeszucinski, Forbes.com, 24 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for phrase
Noun
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To quote a homespun idiom, there are different horses for different courses.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
23 July 2025
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Especially in multilingual markets, users frequently mix languages and use non-standard grammar, local idioms, creative spelling and hybrid sentence structures.—
Alessa Cross,
Forbes.com,
11 June 2025
Verb
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Caiden and the injured passenger were taken to a local hospital where Caiden died, officials said.—
David Chiu,
People.com,
1 Aug. 2025
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And yet, nearly half report difficulty staying productive on the road (46%), and half say business travel negatively affects their well-being (50%).—
Julian Hayes II,
Forbes.com,
1 Aug. 2025
Verb
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This depiction didn’t limit the exemption to MLB but instead, at least as worded, extends throughout professional baseball.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
27 July 2025
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These are voices of criticism – but worded quite softly.—
Erran Carmel,
The Conversation,
23 July 2025
Verb
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A number of prominent politicians of both parties have expressed grief over the incident.—
Chad de Guzman,
Time,
29 July 2025
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Also shown here, Sully’s children are in peril again, as expressed by Neytiri, and human friend Spider continues to get in entanglements.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
28 July 2025
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“Phrase.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/phrase. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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