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as in diverting
to draw the attention or mind to something else
personal problems abstracted him so persistently that he struggled to keep his mind on his work
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as in summarizing
to make into a short statement of the main points (as of a report)
took the 135-page report and abstracted it in three short paragraphs
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Recent Examples of abstracting
By abstracting encryption into modular, replaceable layers (crypto-agility architecture), organizations can swap algorithms without rewriting core systems.
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Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026
This is the gap that Latitude aims to fill by helping firms make fast and affordable international payments by using stablecoin rails while abstracting away the complexity.
—Carlos Garcia, Fortune, 31 Mar. 2026
The process of abstracting huge news events into memes has become much faster.
—Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 14 Feb. 2026
Over the past 12 months, AWS has continued with this strategy of abstracting AI services away from AI models.
—Jason Andersen, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2025
There’s very little Dial that is not abstracting and reflecting on one issue after another.
—Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 21 Oct. 2024
Firefly’s influence in the industry is only growing, solidifying its reputation as a leader in abstracting infrastructure complexity and delivering transformative cloud asset management solutions.
—Kody Boye, USA TODAY, 16 Oct. 2024
Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026
This is the gap that Latitude aims to fill by helping firms make fast and affordable international payments by using stablecoin rails while abstracting away the complexity.
—Carlos Garcia, Fortune, 31 Mar. 2026
The process of abstracting huge news events into memes has become much faster.
—Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 14 Feb. 2026
Over the past 12 months, AWS has continued with this strategy of abstracting AI services away from AI models.
—Jason Andersen, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2025
There’s very little Dial that is not abstracting and reflecting on one issue after another.
—Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 21 Oct. 2024
Firefly’s influence in the industry is only growing, solidifying its reputation as a leader in abstracting infrastructure complexity and delivering transformative cloud asset management solutions.
—Kody Boye, USA TODAY, 16 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for abstracting
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Creating parallel capabilities overseas risks duplicating existing infrastructure while diverting attention and resources from the interventions most likely to bring the outbreak under control.—
Krutika Kuppalli,
STAT,
5 June 2026
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Concurrently, the Met botch their way through their investigation, diverting all their attention to an entirely innocent man while ignoring the serial offender under their nose.—
Jon O'Brien,
IndieWire,
3 June 2026
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Roughly 20% to 30% of operating expenses will come from spending on agents versus humans in the next three to four years, according to a new report summarizing the views of C-suite leaders from consultancy Bain & Company.—
Rachyl Jones,
semafor.com,
10 June 2026
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The Clearwater Police Department released a 72-page report on Friday summarizing an exhaustive review of statements, medical records, surveillance footage and a visual inspection of the body.—
David Fischer,
Chicago Tribune,
8 June 2026
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The formal obligation to bow or curtsy will force targets to bend a knee and break eye contact—a perfect opening for the President to place something distracting like a Twix bar on their heads.—
Dahlia Gallin Ramirez,
New Yorker,
9 June 2026
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Reid plays this so well, but the direction is a little over the top, with drug-trip visuals that are too distracting to follow the dense-as-ever disjointed narration.—
Rebecca Alter,
Vulture,
8 June 2026
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The Sentinel has done a thorough job outlining the fiscal impact that eliminating property taxes in Florida would have on homeowners, businesses and local governments.—
Letters to the Editor,
The Orlando Sentinel,
11 June 2026
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The initiative’s website also features a World Cup section, outlining proper soccer terminology, tips for getting around the Northland and weekly watch parties hosted or promoted by Go North KC.—
Jenna Ebbers,
Kansas City Star,
11 June 2026
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“Abstracting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/abstracting. Accessed 13 Jun. 2026.
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