phase
noun
any of the major appearances or aspects in which a thing of varying modes or conditions manifests itself to the eye or mind.
phased
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past participleof phase.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof phase.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
phasenounany of the major appearances or aspects in which a thing of varying modes or conditions manifests itself to the eye or mind.
Example Sentences
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Cheques had been due to be phased out by 2018, until MPs forced a change of heart by the industry years ago.
From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026
This included three scenarios: a full closure, a partial closure over a period of five years and a limited series of phased closures, sources close to the situation told the AP, asking to remain anonymous.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026
It was phased out in the early 1970s, right around the time the gas crisis and emissions regulations began to push large engines out of the market.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026
If such a proposal was phased in, people would have time to adjust their planning, Butler said.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 3, 2026
This remembered world was somehow more vivid than the physical world I inhabited, and I phased between them.
From "Educated" by Tara Westover
