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turn of phrase
noun as in expression
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noun as in figure of speech
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- adumbration
- allegory
- alliteration
- allusion
- analogue
- analogy
- anaphora
- anticlimax
- antistrophe
- antithesis
- aposiopesis
- apostrophe
- asyndeton
- bathos
- comparison
- conceit
- device
- echoism
- ellipsis
- euphemism
- euphuism
- exaggeration
- expression
- flourish
- flower
- hyperbole
- image
- imagery
- irony
- litotes
- malapropism
- manner of speaking
- metaphor
- metonymy
- onomatopoeia
- ornament
- oxymoron
- parable
- paradox
- parallel
- personification
- proteron
- rhetoric
- sarcasm
- satire
- simile
- stylistic device
- synecdoche
- trope
- tropology
- understatement
- way of speaking
noun as in phrasing
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noun as in style
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noun as in terminology
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noun as in verbalism
noun as in verbalization
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- announcement
- argument
- articulation
- assertion
- asseveration
- commentary
- communication
- declaration
- definition
- delivery
- diction
- elucidation
- emphasis
- enunciation
- execution
- explanation
- exposition
- formulation
- idiom
- interpretation
- intonation
- issue
- language
- locution
- mention
- narration
- phrase
- phraseology
- phrasing
- pronouncement
- remark
- rendition
- speaking
- speech
- statement
- style
- term
- utterance
- vent
- vocalization
- voice
- voicing
- word
- writ
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noun as in vocalization
Strong matches
- announcement
- argument
- articulation
- assertion
- asseveration
- commentary
- communication
- declaration
- definition
- delivery
- diction
- elucidation
- emphasis
- enunciation
- execution
- explanation
- exposition
- formulation
- idiom
- interpretation
- intonation
- issue
- language
- locution
- mention
- narration
- phrase
- phraseology
- phrasing
- pronouncement
- remark
- rendition
- speaking
- speech
- statement
- style
- term
- utterance
- vent
- verbalization
- voice
- voicing
- word
- writ
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noun as in wording
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Example Sentences
"Hang it in the Louvre" is a well-known turn of phrase, but for one Newry woman it is about to become a reality.
"A sense of humour and a turn of phrase that would have you in fits of laughter," the statement added.
She has used verbose phrases when speaking off the cuff, and while a few turns of phrase have been embraced by her supporters, opponents have often criticised her for a lack of clarity.
"She suffered no fools but had a kindness and warmth for many. Her wit and Derry turn of phrase made her impossible to ignore," he added.
"Not everyone can express themselves as eloquently and with such exquisite turns of phrase as Donald J. Trump," he said in a post, presumably with a tone of sarcasm.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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