Thesaurus results for WORDING

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noun

ˈwər-diŋ

Definition of wording

as in language

the way in which something is put into words it's important to get the wording of this law precisely correct

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as in voice

an act, process, or means of putting something into words the wording of the pollster's questions seemed to reflect a built-in bias

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wording

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verb

present participle of word

as in saying

to convey in appropriate or telling terms tried to word the declaration exactly right

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Recent Examples of wording

Noun

Other policy changes include various refinements to its wording around other misuses of Claude AI. — James Peckham, PC Magazine, 9 Oct. 2026 The wording does not explicitly establish whether that operator must be human. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 8 Oct. 2026

Verb

The footer contains off wording about inbox preferences and a Scottsdale address not tied to Netflix. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 22 Dec. 2025 Colombia responded angrily to the deal after it was approved, citing the absence of wording on fossil fuels. — Arkansas Online, 23 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for wording

Recent Examples of Synonyms for wording

Noun

Axios Business Editor Dan Primack said Anthropic's S-1 filing marked a shift in the company's language towards using public markets to finance compute spending.

— Ashley Capoot,Jordan Novet,Annie Palmer,Lora Kolodny,Kai Nicol-Schwarz,Caleigh Keating, CNBC, 26 Oct. 2026
The vulnerability, called P2PShell, impacts a coding language that powers 70% of the world’s websites, enabling hackers to remotely execute code or gain access to information stored on servers.

— Lisa Eadicicco, CNN Money, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of language

Noun

Recorded live in a Norwegian church with the British organist Kit Downes, the album consists almost entirely of pipe organ and Sundfør’s steadfast, saintly voice.

— Emma Madden, Pitchfork, 28 Oct. 2026
If Vin Scully provided the voice for the first half-century of Major League Baseball in Southern California, Newhan provided the words.

— Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of voice

Verb

The league also issued a statement saying that officials had been in contact with Eagles medical personnel and the Cleveland Clinic in London throughout Hurts’ treatment.

— Chuck Schilken, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026
Otherwise, Paoli noted few parameters for a Vega commission, saying that each budget is tailor-made to its recipient.

— Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of saying

Noun

The clarity in the diction may suggest both a way of absorbing difficult emotion and a way of keeping it at bay.

— Colm Tóibín, Literary Hub, 30 Sep. 2026
Lead actor Anthony Ippolito, who landed the part with an unsolicited self-tape, disappears into the garbled diction and hangdog stubbornness of a young Stallone without ever coming off as a mere impression of a person.

— Clayton Davis, Variety, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of diction

Noun

There is not enough evidence on the effects of ingesting large amounts or highly concentrated clove formulations, especially for people who are pregnant or nursing.

— Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 21 Oct. 2026
There is not enough evidence on the effects of ingesting large amounts or highly concentrated formulations, particularly for people who are pregnant or nursing.

— Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of formulation

Verb

Kylian Mbappé Real Madrid Forward La Liga also issued an official statement expressing deep regret over the hurt caused to Chinese fans by Mbappé's remarks, adding that his personal views do not represent the Spanish league's position.

— Matthew Tan, CNBC, 28 Oct. 2026
After auditioning for the war-sports hybrid period drama helmed by Peter Berg (Friday Night Lights, Lone Survivor), Nicholson wrote the director a letter, expressing his passion for the project.

— David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of expressing

Noun

Google Maps currently displays the water as ‘Lake Ontario (Lake America)’ and also uses the same phrasing for the Gulf of Mexico.

— Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 23 Oct. 2026
This phrasing equates resistance to the colonization of Palestine with the colonization itself.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of phrasing

Noun

Current facial recognition systems, originally developed for photographs, can compare faces despite differences in pose, lighting, expression, age, and image quality.

— Karen Chernick, ARTnews.com, 21 Oct. 2026
Elaborate veils and rigid dress codes gradually gave way to more personal expressions of grief, while black dresses and tailoring became enduring wardrobe staples.

— Livia Caligor, Vogue, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of expression

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