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Recent Examples of optimizing
The team is now focused on optimizing their approach and on recovering methanol from water and separating it into a purified product.
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Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 23 Apr. 2026
That’s a huge deal, because right now, nearly every major company is optimizing for autonomy.
—Christine Clark, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Apr. 2026
The companies said the collaboration moves the industry beyond fragmented solutions toward a more unified, scalable infrastructure for understanding and optimizing the physical world.
—Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 21 Apr. 2026
For Panaro's home, Bruno’s interior design strategy—which took inspiration from Russian nesting dolls—wasn’t just about optimizing square footage.
—Ludovica Stevan, Architectural Digest, 21 Apr. 2026
Across parts of the political right and the tech world alike, psychedelics are increasingly framed as transformative molecules capable of resetting trauma, interrupting addiction, or optimizing the brain.
—Dimitri Mugianis, STAT, 20 Apr. 2026
The idea behind Functional Forests is to design plantings that can deliver these multiple benefits all at once, rather than optimizing for just one, essentially leveraging the positive effects of biodiversity to achieve real-world goals.
—John Parker, The Conversation, 20 Apr. 2026
Most people optimizing sleep with supplements and trackers haven’t addressed this first.
—Allison Palmer, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Apr. 2026
The bed's folding action is designed for both space-optimizing daytime convenience and fast, immediate nighttime deployment – no need to spend time rearranging cushions or bed slats, just drop and flop.
—New Atlas, 15 Apr. 2026
Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 23 Apr. 2026
That’s a huge deal, because right now, nearly every major company is optimizing for autonomy.
—Christine Clark, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Apr. 2026
The companies said the collaboration moves the industry beyond fragmented solutions toward a more unified, scalable infrastructure for understanding and optimizing the physical world.
—Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 21 Apr. 2026
For Panaro's home, Bruno’s interior design strategy—which took inspiration from Russian nesting dolls—wasn’t just about optimizing square footage.
—Ludovica Stevan, Architectural Digest, 21 Apr. 2026
Across parts of the political right and the tech world alike, psychedelics are increasingly framed as transformative molecules capable of resetting trauma, interrupting addiction, or optimizing the brain.
—Dimitri Mugianis, STAT, 20 Apr. 2026
The idea behind Functional Forests is to design plantings that can deliver these multiple benefits all at once, rather than optimizing for just one, essentially leveraging the positive effects of biodiversity to achieve real-world goals.
—John Parker, The Conversation, 20 Apr. 2026
Most people optimizing sleep with supplements and trackers haven’t addressed this first.
—Allison Palmer, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Apr. 2026
The bed's folding action is designed for both space-optimizing daytime convenience and fast, immediate nighttime deployment – no need to spend time rearranging cushions or bed slats, just drop and flop.
—New Atlas, 15 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for optimizing
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Rinsing quinoa is really about improving the experience and allowing the ingredient to deliver on flavor and nourishment.—
Victoria Spencer,
Martha Stewart,
27 Apr. 2026
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According to Asylon, the focus has shifted from adoption to effective integration, enhancing existing systems while improving efficiency and reducing friction.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
27 Apr. 2026
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The strategists prefer France to Germany, upgrading the former to ‘overweight’ and downgrading the latter to ‘neutral’.—
Joseph Wilkins,
CNBC,
23 Apr. 2026
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Nearly a year after upgrading to the Clocktower Cabaret from a mix of Denver venues, King Penny is still gathering momentum among date-nighters, theater kids, Boomers who recall old-school radio tele-plays, and more — at least based on the capacity audience at a March performance.—
John Wenzel,
Denver Post,
23 Apr. 2026
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The expansion is also expected to add more natural light, green space and a new lobby in the hopes of enhancing comfort and care for families, hospital leaders, who touted the tower as a ‘transformative project,’ said on Wednesday.—
Kacen Bayless,
Kansas City Star,
29 Apr. 2026
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Work may need to be repeatedly translated between systems, increasing the effort required for alignment without necessarily enhancing output.—
Matt Emma,
USA Today,
28 Apr. 2026
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“Optimizing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/optimizing. Accessed 30 Apr. 2026.
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