Phase and Variation

Phase

Phase noun - A certain way in which something appears or may be regarded.

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Variation and phase are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Variation" instead a noun "Phase".

Nearby Words: phased, phaser, phasing, phasic

Variation noun - A distinct treatment of something (as a story or a play).

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Phase and variation are semantically related. Sometimes you can replace term "Phase" with "Variation", this nouns are similar.

Nearby Words: variety, variable, varied, variance, variant

female	female phase	female variation
similar	similar phase	similar variation
little	little phase	little variation
main	main phase	main variation
Other adjectives: new, different, magical.

In one variation, characters are placed "out of phase" so they're imperceptible to anyone on the show, but still visible to the audience.

Source: Invisible Main Character
A variation in Spider-Man 3: After Peter gets over his Took a Level in Jerkass phase and pulls off the black costume, he reclaims his familiar Spidey Suit.

Source: Good Costume Switch
The variation occurs with Phase in his origin novel "Ayla and the Late Trevor James Goodkind".

Source: Hero's First Rescue

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