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phase
Noun
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A phase is stage in a process.
We will look at very basic ideas during the first phase of training.
As the war enters its final phase, the role of the UN will probably become more important.
Teenagers often go through a phase of being attracted to someone of the same sex.
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If things are in phase, they are working, moving, or changing together.
phase
Verb
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If you phase something in, you introduce it step by step.
Over the next few years, all farm support was slowly phased out.
response
Noun
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A response is some words or actions that happen as a reaction to something else.
We sent a message to them two weeks ago, but there has been no response so far.
The police response to these problems has been slow and weak.
In psychology, a response is a behavior which occurs after a stimulus.