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
A week after losing 49-35 to Batavia, Maine South came out strong in all three phases of the game. — Bobby Narang, Chicago Tribune, 29 Aug. 2026 The next two phases, Elephant Springs and Predators of Asia and Africa, opened in 2021 and 2023 respectively. — Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Aug. 2026 The European Union is dictating that all products come with more detailed sustainability information, starting in phases next year. — Evan Clark, Footwear News, 28 Aug. 2026 The final phase will begin where the first two phases end near the point where Walton Creek flows into the Little Miami River. — Jane Imbody, Cincinnati Enquirer, 28 Aug. 2026 The measures, which are still in the early phases and subject to significant changes over the next few months, will be introduced via a staggered rollout period, according to the report. — Sawdah Bhaimiya, CNBC, 27 Aug. 2026 About 12% of the world's population — 987 million people — will be able to see all phases of the eclipse, according to Time and Date, weather permitting. — Daisy Dobrijevic, Space.com, 27 Aug. 2026 The early phases likely won’t be visible, as the sun may still be out and the eclipse may be below the horizon. — Idaho Statesman, 26 Aug. 2026 El Niño and La Niña are different phases of the same system—the El Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO), a large-scale climate pattern whose oceanic and atmospheric characteristics occur in and above the east-central Pacific Ocean. — John P. Rafferty, Encyclopedia Britannica, 21 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for phases
  1. aspects
  2. stages
  3. conditions
  4. angles
  5. chapters
  6. shapes
  7. steps
  8. rigs
Noun
  • This year’s congressional elections in California are a prime example, with two distinct and unusual aspects.
    — Dan Walters, Mercury News, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Barnard and other experts emphasized the certainty of the coastal impacts, compared to the less predictable precipitation aspects of Super El Niño events in California.
    — Andrew Freedman, CNN Money, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of aspects
Noun
  • The question is whether this interest will be reflected in the budget request for fiscal year 2028, which is now in the initial stages of preparation.
    — Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 30 Aug. 2026
  • Jacobson and Osterud's efforts did not move beyond the early stages of the recall process.
    — Zachary Fletcher, USA Today, 28 Aug. 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
  • Anedda’s capacity to turn perspectives around by narrating unwritten angles in the same story is her most characteristic gift.
    — Wallis Wilde-Menozzi, Literary Hub, 27 Aug. 2026
  • The arrow was still in the whitetail and the animal was shown from different angles.
    — Richard P. Smith, Outdoor Life, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of angles
Noun
  • Grandmasters premiered as a documentary series at Tribeca Festival in June but will launch in theaters as a nonfiction feature told in three chapters.
    — Matthew Carey, Deadline, 27 Aug. 2026
  • What’s remarkable is how often the main chapters of this story have unfolded in coastal or mountain retreats.
    — Sebastian Smee, The Atlantic, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of chapters
Verb
  • Its price shapes inflation and household spending, making virtually every investor exposed to its swings directly or otherwise, said market watchers.
    — Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Trustworthiness beliefs also aren’t the only thing that shapes whether someone follows expert advice.
    — John C. Besley, The Conversation, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of shapes
Noun
  • The Mamdani administration has taken encouraging steps, including offering free naloxone by mail through its Just in Case campaign and investing $12 million to train and employ 500 additional peer specialists.
    — Joel Teron, New York Daily News, 31 Aug. 2026
  • That combination—a hard deadline six years out and a Congress that can’t agree on next steps—is precisely what Shedden says is pushing clients toward the exits early, even though claiming at 62 locks in a permanently smaller monthly check for life.
    — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 31 Aug. 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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“Phases.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/phases. Accessed 1 Sep. 2026.

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