phases 1 of 2

noun

plural of phase
1
as in aspects
a certain way in which something appears or may be regarded the moral phase of the problem has yet to be considered

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2
as in stages
an individual part of a process, series, or ranking in the final phase of production

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phases

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verb

present tense third-person singular of phase
as in conditions

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Recent Examples of phases
Noun
This applies during launch, operation, and end of life phases, and satellites and other spacecraft need to be designed with this in mind. — David Zamora, Space.com, 23 Oct. 2026 It’s been 17 years since the High Line opened, with subsequent phases of the elevated park unfurling to the northern terminus at 34th Street. — Kim Velsey, Curbed, 23 Oct. 2026 James led a balanced Arlington Heights attack with multiple touchdowns as the Yellow Jackets controlled all phases of the game from start to finish. — Aliza Acuna, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Oct. 2026 These neatly episodic phases clue us into the storytelling arc the series has grafted onto this experiment. — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 22 Oct. 2026 The commission also asked that Spellacy in the PUD would provide more detail about the phases of his construction plan. — Jim Woods, Chicago Tribune, 22 Oct. 2026 The garage, which is still years away from completion, will be built in two phases. — Jason Dill, Miami Herald, 21 Oct. 2026 Preparing for the next generation of sky surveys The two simulations use the same cosmological model and non-Gaussian signal, but their initial phases are flipped. — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 20 Oct. 2026 The video, Droney’s directorial debut, was shot in Brooklyn’s Sunset Park and underlines the song’s timely call to hold onto life’s tangible matters with a cast of friends, family, and local couples captured in different phases of their life. — Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 20 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for phases
  1. aspects
  2. stages
  3. conditions
  4. angles
  5. chapters
  6. shapes
  7. steps
  8. rigs
Noun
  • Researchers often characterize addiction with six core aspects.
    — Allison Parshall, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026
  • The pushing and lifting capabilities represent two distinct aspects of its manipulation performance.
    — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of aspects
Noun
  • At the time of writing, the new ship is still very much in the planning stages and has not had an official construction contract agreed.
    — Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 24 Oct. 2026
  • Each piece is made using a cast-iron mold engraved with CNC technology, creating a subtractive geometry inspired by the rough-hewn stages of marble carving.
    — Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of stages
Verb
  • Corporate culture often conditions executives to ignore their gut.
    — David Farbman, Forbes.com, 1 Oct. 2026
  • The discomfort stems not from graphic imagery, but from recognition — the realization that contemporary visual culture increasingly conditions audiences through loops of deferred resolution.
    — Andrew S. Jacobson, Baltimore Sun, 13 May 2026
Definition of conditions
Noun
  • One of the various angles of footage of the incident was taken from a home Ring camera.
    — Richard Ramos, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Upstairs, the bold reds and sharp angles of Johnson’s suite contrasted with the cream and honey softness of his wife Eunice’s office.
    — Jacqui Palumbo, CNN Money, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of angles
Noun
  • Todd will be remembered with great affection and gratitude for his place in one of the most memorable chapters in Reds history.
    — Alejandro Avila OutKick, FOXNews.com, 23 Oct. 2026
  • The organization forbids chapters from hosting parties open to people not specifically invited when alcohol is present, and requires chapter leaders to prepare guest lists in advance of such events.
    — Lila Hempel-Edgers, Chicago Tribune, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of chapters
Verb
  • Patel-Dunn told CNBC that 30 to 45 minutes of aerobic exercise four or five times a week can measurably improve mood, a signal of how much daily behavior shapes seasonal mental health, and how early rituals compound across the darker months.
    — Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 23 Oct. 2026
  • The documentary angle, of course, is this great director probing the ethics in his own vocation as an intrusive force, one that shapes lives, emotions and, in this case, the weight of a genuine tragedy.
    — Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of shapes
Noun
  • The other two, Descript and Resemble AI, had taken steps to make nonconsensual cloning harder.
    — Muskaan Arshad, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2026
  • Yet over the past year, Netanyahu has taken steps that angered Trump and others in his administration, including strikes in Lebanon and Gaza that undercut his regional peace efforts.
    — Tal Shalev, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of steps
Verb
  • Wordplay, The Crossword Column Rebecca Goldstein rigs up a clever crossword.
    — Sam Corbin, New York Times, 22 July 2026
  • There’s infectious joy and wonder as the Eridian who will come to be known as Rocky begins communicating with Ryland, at first with rudimentary signals and then with more complex language once Ryland rigs a translation device.
    — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 10 Mar. 2026
Definition of rigs

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