machining

verb

present participle of machine
as in refining

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for machining
  1. refining
  2. improving
  3. shining
  4. enhancing
  5. carrying out
  6. bettering
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  • Take-up has been modest, and Sana has temporarily paused applications while refining the program.
    — Sandy Carter, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
  • Moving forward, the Army will continue refining the COA-GPT testbed through additional soldier feedback and collaboration with industry partners.
    — Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 25 July 2026
Definition of refining
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  • People making folk music around the world have a nonprofit based in Kansas City to thank for improving their odds of scoring a Grammy Award next year.
    — Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 30 July 2026
  • Instead, every renovation must navigate a delicate balance between improving the fan experience and preserving the architectural integrity of one of the nation's few National Historic Landmarks dedicated to sports.
    — Tim Genske, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
Definition of improving
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  • Along the path of totality, observers will see the sun’s corona shining around the silhouetted moon — an experience widely regarded as one of nature’s greatest spectacles.
    — Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
  • In the dimmed light of a hospital room in Nevada, the placenta — blue and shining — has just delivered.
    — Mara Evans, STAT, 27 July 2026
Definition of shining
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  • These policies are increasingly important for enhancing older workers’ employability as AI and technological change reshape jobs and skill requirements.
    — Runchana Pongsaparn, Fortune, 31 July 2026
  • The architecture is intended to reduce construction complexity while enhancing operational safety.
    — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 31 July 2026
Definition of enhancing
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  • Sobbing and struggling to speak, the then-14-year-old described pausing in a school bathroom before carrying out the attack.
    — Alaa Elassar, CNN Money, 27 July 2026
  • If Mamdani calls for the Israeli leader to be taken into custody, Tisch would be tasked with carrying out the arrest.
    — Nicholas Williams, New York Daily News, 19 July 2026
Definition of carrying out
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  • Asking for feedback is only one step of the process in bettering your organization.
    — Kate Wieczorek, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026
  • Second in Austria marked Verstappen’s best result of the season — bettering his third in Canada.
    — Madeline Coleman, New York Times, 29 June 2026
Definition of bettering
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