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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.
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Carlos Garcia,
Fortune,
31 Mar. 2026
The process of abstracting huge news events into memes has become much faster.
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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.
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Jason Andersen,
Forbes,
20 Feb. 2025
There’s very little Dial that is not abstracting and reflecting on one issue after another.
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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.
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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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Unfortunately, while there are presumably less diverting ways to spend close to two hours in a stuffy, packed multiplex, the movie is a preachy, one-note affair.
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Supergirl the film, meanwhile, is only a mildly diverting whiff.
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Given the monumental task of parsing through all of this information, Lenovo is relying heavily on AI to get the job done both for summarizing data and for coding the infrastructure of the entire operation.
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Tasks such as reviewing documents, summarizing materials, reconciling reports, and preparing educational materials can increasingly be streamlined with AI tools.
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However, there was a distracting graphical issue where characters and objects would get weird glowy or black artifacts around the edges in close-up shots during battles and cutscenes.
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People attending the trial would also be prohibited from reacting, gesturing, wearing distracting clothing, or otherwise disrupting proceedings.
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Kostyukevich called Sit to get information on what happened, according to a court document outlining what information would be addressed at trial, known as a trial brief.
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Although the petition against the fireworks was not started by the nonprofit, the group shares concerns about the event and sent a letter to officials last month outlining the harms caused by the fireworks.
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“Abstracting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/abstracting. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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