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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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City Attorney Hydee Feldstein Soto has also vowed to prevent LA28 from diverting money to a Legacy Fund before reimbursing Los Angeles for all expenses.—
The Editorial Board,
Daily News,
28 May 2026
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The show’s studio, 20th Television Animation, kept the annual output relatively steady, diverting the surplus episodes to its streaming platforms.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
28 May 2026
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ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity, Claude, Copilot and the assistants built into enterprise software are already fielding questions about your category, summarizing your reputation and recommending vendors on your behalf.—
Anisha Chawla,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2026
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Google is typically used for direct questions or transactions, while ChatGPT is used for summarizing information, making comparisons and drafting materials, Semrush said in an email to CNN.—
Lisa Eadicicco,
CNN Money,
23 May 2026
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People who attend the trial will also be prohibited from reacting, gesturing, wearing distracting clothing or otherwise disrupting the proceedings.—
Matthew Ablon,
CBS News,
1 June 2026
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If anything, Horvath writes, ed tech broke American schools by pitching distracting multimedia to boost learning.—
Tyler Kingkade,
NBC news,
31 May 2026
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This month, the White House released the 2025 United States Counterterrorism Strategy document, outlining its priorities and approach to protecting the homeland.—
Odette Yousef,
NPR,
27 May 2026
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Officials showed a video outlining environmental protection measures for the highway, including environmental monitoring of a 50‑kilometer-wide (31-mile-wide) strip on each side of the road along its entire length.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
27 May 2026
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“Abstracting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/abstracting. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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