DIAGNOSING Synonyms: 43 Similar and Opposite Words

diagnosing

verb

present participle of diagnose

as in identifying

to find out or establish the identity of Experts have introduced new technology for diagnosing certain types of cancer in their early stages.

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Recent Examples of diagnosing Shifting From Control To Continuous Capability To move past surface-level triage, enterprise leaders must transition from asking who caused the problem to diagnosing what system produced the outcome. — Natalie Grabher, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2026 The trailer opens with a doctor diagnosing Alex with arthritis in her jaw. — Selome Hailu, Variety, 27 Aug. 2026 Until recently, diagnosing Alzheimer’s required a medical history and exam as well as postmortem evidence of two abnormal proteins associated with the disease called amyloid and tau. — Anand Kumar, The Conversation, 26 Aug. 2026 Dudley said her job is all about being supplied and ready for anything, such as evaluating injuries, diagnosing or helping with rehab. — Dennis Valera, CBS News, 22 Aug. 2026 Many drivers don't want to deal with mechanic shop visits, diagnosing vehicle issues, and consistent part failure and replacement. — Charles Singh, USA Today, 21 Aug. 2026 As such, most of its parts are off-the-shelf, panels and interior components are bolted on, and there's no proprietary software locking owner-operators out of diagnosing and fixing their vehicles themselves. — Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 16 Aug. 2026 Doctors ended up diagnosing him with childhood Takayasu arteritis, a type of vasculitis. — Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 12 Aug. 2026 Doctors can also do lab tests on a stool sample, but diagnosing an infection with cyclospora requires a specific molecular test that isn’t always included in routine stool cultures. — Jen Christensen, CNN Money, 6 Aug. 2026

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Models capable of finding vulnerabilities and identifying attack paths can dramatically reduce the time and expertise required for discovery.

— Shane Buckley, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026
Coral made up a significant share of the intake, and identifying it can be painstaking.

— John Donegan LONG BEACH POST, Arkansas Online, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of identifying

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Choosing an online reputation management firm is an exercise in evaluating processes rather than promises.

— Scott Keever, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026
Lamm said that the expectation is to bring transparency and accountability to the field by objectively evaluating credible evidence and sharing findings openly with the scientific community and the public.

— Leonard David, Space.com, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of evaluating

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Gate agents told the magazine officers have asked for help identifying or locating passengers as well as for access to internal information and even to restricted areas like jet bridges and aircraft.

— Alison Fox, Travel + Leisure, 9 Sep. 2026
There were real successes, such as locating Osama bin Laden in 2011 and destroying his group, al-Qaida, and later, dismantling the Islamic State.

— Greg Myre, NPR, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of locating

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In response to the latest move by the White House, Canadian Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc said Canada is assessing the measures.

— Fritz Farrow, ABC News, 9 Sep. 2026
Concerns about the winter With Southern California still assessing the significant coastal damage from big waves and high tides in recent days, forecasters warned that more erosion was expected.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of assessing

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Her passing on Wednesday came a week before Sportico‘s annual RISE conference, recognizing the power of women in sports and an event and those like it that owe their existence to pioneering feminists like Steinem.

— Sportico Staff, Sportico.com, 5 Sep. 2026
Still, don’t attach yourself to their expectations of you without recognizing your self-worth first and foremost.

— Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of recognizing

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This blind taste taste kit will guide them through distinguishing different bodies and flavors in five mystery single-origin roasted coffees.

— Catherine Garcia, TheWeek, 8 Sep. 2026
However, recent scholarship posits that the structure was used as ordinary (rather than punitive) housing, and that the vulgar decor was in fact a distinguishing characteristic of the epoch.

— Jim Greer, SPIN, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of distinguishing

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Authorities began investigating him again after an anonymous tip came in on March 19, shortly after his release from a juvenile detention facility.

— Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 15 Sep. 2026
By 2009, the task force was investigating nearly 300 reports of animal abuse and neglect a year.

— Sandra McDonald, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of investigating

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