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as in voice
an act, process, or means of putting something into words
the poem is his expression of his grief upon the loss of his beloved wife
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as in look
facial appearance regarded as an indication of mood or feeling
we could tell by the fans' expressions that the Chicago Cubs had lost again
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as in term
a pronounceable series of letters having a distinct meaning especially in a particular field
the expression "John Doe" is used in legal proceedings to refer to a person whose actual name is either unknown or being withheld from the public
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as in phrase
a sequence of words having a specific meaning
the popular expression "raining cats and dogs" is meaningless in other languages
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Recent Examples of expression
This is the essence of versatility — an understanding that one form of expression can deepen and expand another.
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Anto Dotcom, Rolling Stone, 4 Nov. 2024
With emotions running so high, any public expression of one’s beliefs entails certain risks.
—Brian Lowry, Variety, 4 Nov. 2024
Babies and toddlers react in predictable ways to both the tone of someone's voice and the expression on their face.
—Jon Lapook, CBS News, 3 Nov. 2024
For the community, dance is a form of both cultural and spiritual expression, bringing everyone together to honor their ancestors and reaffirm their indigenous identity.
—Arath Zumaya Muñoz, Vogue, 2 Nov. 2024
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Anto Dotcom, Rolling Stone, 4 Nov. 2024
With emotions running so high, any public expression of one’s beliefs entails certain risks.
—Brian Lowry, Variety, 4 Nov. 2024
Babies and toddlers react in predictable ways to both the tone of someone's voice and the expression on their face.
—Jon Lapook, CBS News, 3 Nov. 2024
For the community, dance is a form of both cultural and spiritual expression, bringing everyone together to honor their ancestors and reaffirm their indigenous identity.
—Arath Zumaya Muñoz, Vogue, 2 Nov. 2024
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Sarah Sherman dons a Neanderthal forehead and chevron eyebrows to play freakazoid congressman Matt Gaetz, while Alec Baldwin pitched down his voice ever so slightly to play RFK Jr.Joe Berkowitz, Vulture, 17 Nov. 2024
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Listen to your inner voice and broaden your scope regarding something or someone of interest.Eugenia Last, The Mercury News, 14 Nov. 2024
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Bailey herself is a shape-shifter of sorts, right on the border between child and teenager in age and, with her androgynous looks, occupying an ambiguous place between genders as well.Alison Willmore, Vulture, 8 Nov. 2024
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The former can’t resist the allure of a tobacco and vaping tax, while the latter has fallen back in love with look, sensations and aesthetics of smoking.Hikmat Mohammed, WWD, 5 Nov. 2024
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The 47-year-old Simon, a BART board member since 2016, will enter her first congressional term in the wake of the Democratic Party’s disastrous losses in last week’s election.Chase Hunter, The Mercury News, 10 Nov. 2024
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Two days after the nation’s voters gave Donald Trump another term as president, Gov. Gavin Newsom staged a publicity stunt to position California — and presumably himself — as the epicenter of resistance.Dan Walters, Orange County Register, 9 Nov. 2024
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Travel host Jo Franco shares four must-learn phrases in any foreign language to help you on your journey and sound more like a local.Andrew Torgan, CNN, 5 Nov. 2024
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This phrase removes agency and suggests a lack of decision-making power, which can undermine a leader’s authority.Cheryl Robinson, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
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While some setting sprays also classify as fixing sprays, their formulations and benefits usually differ.Jennifer Hussein, Allure, 4 Nov. 2024
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Instead of dealing with graphs, this formulation of the conjecture asked about objects called hypergraphs.Joseph Howlett, Quanta Magazine, 1 Nov. 2024
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The new advice is to test anyone with a significant bird flu exposure, such as an unprotected worker who’s been splashed in the face with raw milk on a dairy farm with known H5N1 infections in the herds.Erika Edwards, NBC News, 7 Nov. 2024
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Men's Grooming Kit Gift Set This four-piece gift includes a 4-ounce face wash, a 4-ounce beard and scruff cream, a 1.5-ounce beard oil, and a dry brush.Christina Shepherd McGuire, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Nov. 2024
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Rabinovich offers a masterful overview without wasting a word.Foreign Affairs, Foreign Affairs, 12 Nov. 2024
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In the stunned, ringing silence of the visiting locker room, Lutz and many others struggled to find words to describe the sting.Parker Gabriel, The Denver Post, 10 Nov. 2024
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This brand of idiom deconstruction and crisp sound became a hallmark of Jones’ work from this point forward.A.D. Amorosi, Variety, 4 Nov. 2024
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One of its vegan standout idioms is the manakish flatbread with roasted tomato, Biber Salcasi pepper paste, Aleppo and mint.Kaila Yu, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
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“Expression.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/expression. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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