phrases

Part of Speech:

All (2) Noun (1) Verb (1)

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group of words; way of speaking n.
express in words carefully v.

NOUN

group of words; way of speaking

Synonyms

STRONGEST

expression idiom motto phrasing remark saying slogan terminology utterance wording

STRONG

byword catchphrase catchword diction locution maxim parlance phraseology shibboleth styling tag verbalism verbiage watchword

WEAK

wordage

Antonyms

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silence

VERB

express in words carefully

Synonyms

STRONG

couch formulate frame present put say term utter voice word

WEAK

put into words

Antonyms

STRONG

take

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phrases

In her new translation, Wilson said she’s allowing herself more lines, longer words and the repetition of phrases, which is the same approach she used in her 2023 translation of “The Iliad.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 2026

The use of Q phrases by government agencies during wartime has excited online conspiracy theorists.

From Salon ● Aug. 28, 2026

By zeroing in on specifics, Mr. Ross arrives at many phrases and couplets that are appearing in a song for the first time.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026

Across these works, striking motifs recur—strange images and phrases.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026

Kabbalists thought that words and phrases with the same numerical value were mystically linked.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife