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

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of phase
as in conditions

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Recent Examples of phases
Noun
After Act 3, two other phases, Projects 4 and 5, are planned but details are still in the works. — Cam'ron Hardy, Chicago Tribune, 29 June 2026 In accord with history, the next phases of African investment are beginning here. — Wesley Alexander Hill, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026 While many companies charge fees for both the investigation and discovery phases, Tax Defense Network charges a single flat fee for cases. — Nick Perry, USA Today, 6 July 2026 With less than four years until the deadline, hospital executives are in construction mode with new hospitals in planning phases or already in construction, and retrofits are underway across medical campuses. — Grant Stringer, Mercury News, 28 June 2026 Long before weather apps — or even standardized timekeeping — Americans turned to these annual guides for practical information about moon phases, moonrise and moonset times, eclipses, tides, and seasonal events. — Stefanie Waldek, Space.com, 2 July 2026 Scotland carried the ball for 13 phases to enter Argentina's 22 and Hutchinson whipped an accurate long pass to Tuipulotu on the right wing who scored untouched. — ABC News, 4 July 2026 Three opportunities to intercept Ballistic missiles travel through three distinct flight phases, each offering different interception opportunities. — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 6 July 2026 The future of the proposal DC BLOX told CNN the project would be built in phases, beginning with a roughly 70,000 square-foot facility followed by a second building measuring approximately 261,000 square feet. — Julianna Bragg, CNN Money, 5 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for phases
  1. aspects
  2. stages
  3. conditions
  4. angles
  5. chapters
  6. shapes
  7. steps
  8. rigs
Noun
  • Dujardin and Dana have fine chemistry, but Dujardin’s best chemistry is with Ficarra, an Italian comic with exaggerated features and a love for the zanier aspects of the story.
    — Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 30 June 2026
  • Understanding the quantum aspects of plutonium can help develop applications such as sensing and computing, which can reshape how nuclear systems and materials are modeled.
    — Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 30 June 2026
Definition of aspects
Noun
  • The Hyundai Motor Company used one of the world’s largest sporting stages to showcase its robotics ambitions.
    — Clemente Lisi, Forbes.com, 6 July 2026
  • Fireflies go through four life stages – egg, larva, pupa and adult – in a process called complete metamorphosis.
    — Janet Loehrke, USA Today, 5 July 2026
Definition of stages
Verb
  • The system conditions physicians to go above and beyond, to pre-round an hour before they're asked, to absorb expanding workloads without complaint, because that's what doctors do.
    — Kwame Christian Esq, Forbes.com, 26 May 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
  • Aging athletes talk all the time about that sense of being tested, of being seen from all angles.
    — Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 1 July 2026
  • Though some of these screens display different video works, while others form The Late, all seem to tell pieces of the same story, albeit at different times and from different angles.
    — Shanti Escalante-De Mattei, ARTnews.com, 30 June 2026
Definition of angles
Noun
  • Kirsten’s best friend dies of cholera within the first few chapters.
    — Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 3 July 2026
  • The last chapters of Jones’s book are filled with meditations on mortality that are both life affirming and sweet.
    — Hadley Hall Meares, Vanity Fair, 3 July 2026
Definition of chapters
Verb
  • That thinking shapes everything from the park's easy-to-navigate layout and lower-height attractions to signage placed at kids' eye level.
    — Jacqueline Dole, Travel + Leisure, 5 July 2026
  • Remember, your perspective shapes your reality—choose to see opportunities over obstacles.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
Definition of shapes
Noun
  • Despite this, 17% of prospective homebuyers have not taken any steps to improve their credit score ahead of a purchase, the survey showed.
    — Medora Lee, USA Today, 7 July 2026
  • From bringing back college football to taking major steps with Madden franchise mode, the developer/publisher is delivering solid virtual gridiron experiences.
    — Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 6 July 2026
Definition of steps
Verb
  • 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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