synthesize
verb
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Synthesize is a very common word in chemistry, since chemists are constantly synthesizing new compounds—that is, synthetic compounds—including drugs and industrial chemicals. It's also often used when talking about writing; nonfiction writers must often synthesize large amounts of material from many sources to produce a book—which represents a synthesis of the important materials. An electronic synthesizercreates new sounds (which may imitate the sounds of acoustic instruments) by generating different basic tones and then manipulating and merging them together with others.
Examples of synthesize in a Sentence
Elektra Kotsoni, Vogue, 6 Mar. 2026
Sterling has synthesized a cure, albeit an untested one, that could return Cooper to his original form –– or create more issues.
—Hunter Ingram, Variety, 5 Mar. 2026
Consider a recent Nature report describing how researchers successfully used AI to predict hundreds of molecules with promising anti-bacterial activity only to find that no partners were willing to take on the expensive, labor-intensive work of synthesizing and testing them.
—Henry Skinner, STAT, 5 Mar. 2026
Within India, defense research projects such as Project Anumaan and Trinetra are exploring AI’s potential to synthesize intelligence across networks and enable early threat assessment.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 3 Mar. 2026
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“Synthesize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/synthesize. Accessed 11 Mar. 2026.
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