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: style of expression : phraseology
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: the act, method, or result of grouping notes into musical phrases
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Examples of phrasing in a Sentence
The phrasing of the instructions was confusing.
a singer known for her elegant phrasing
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If the phrasing of the initial meeting was as reported, then your friend was already mistreated when told, rather than requested, to modify her (necessary, normal) behavior.
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Judith Martin, The Mercury News, 17 Oct. 2024
The researchers found subtle changes in the phrasing of questions or the addition of irrelevant information to questions resulted in significant degradations in how LLMs performed on benchmark tests.
—Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 15 Oct. 2024
Sensitivities over Ukraine joining NATO are so high that even the phrasing of a statement about a pathway to membership took months of wrangling in Washington and various European capitals.
—Tracy Wilkinson, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2024
The first verse — cast in a lower range with a different, but compatible, phrasing — established the story of a former partner asking for a second chance.
—Tom Roland, Billboard, 9 Oct. 2024
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Judith Martin, The Mercury News, 17 Oct. 2024
The researchers found subtle changes in the phrasing of questions or the addition of irrelevant information to questions resulted in significant degradations in how LLMs performed on benchmark tests.
—Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 15 Oct. 2024
Sensitivities over Ukraine joining NATO are so high that even the phrasing of a statement about a pathway to membership took months of wrangling in Washington and various European capitals.
—Tracy Wilkinson, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2024
The first verse — cast in a lower range with a different, but compatible, phrasing — established the story of a former partner asking for a second chance.
—Tom Roland, Billboard, 9 Oct. 2024
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“Phrasing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/phrasing. Accessed 4 Nov. 2024.
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