digested

verb

past tense of digest
1
as in classified
to arrange or assign according to type this volume digests the state's laws regarding drugs and alcohol for easy reference by local authorities

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2
as in summarized
to make into a short statement of the main points (as of a report) I digested the results of my experiments into a few pages

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Recent Examples of digested Fiber is a complex carb that isn’t digested into sugar and that offers several health benefits, including better digestion and lower cholesterol. — Carrie Madormo, Verywell Health, 1 Sep. 2026 Shares of CrowdStrike were last up nearly 9% in premarket trading as investors digested its latest earnings. — Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 27 Aug. 2026 As Moreno digested how viewers had responded to Love Island, she was gobsmacked. — Paula Mejía, Vulture, 27 Aug. 2026 By midmorning, as investors digested all of this data, bond traders backed off from betting that the Fed would hike rates this year. — Steve Kopack, NBC news, 13 Aug. 2026 The theory hinges on the physical structure of a food and how its nutrients are digested. — Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 10 Aug. 2026 This delay is due mainly to the attachment of alpha-gal to fats, which are digested more slowly than proteins. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 5 Aug. 2026 Papaya Papaya contains an enzyme called papain, which helps the body convert dietary proteins from meat, beans, or fish into amino acids that can be properly digested. — Jillian Kubala, HEALTH, 4 Aug. 2026 When protein is digested, the end metabolic product, called urea, is produced in the liver, and excess urea can lead to kidney issues. — Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 31 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for digested
  1. classified
  2. summarized
  3. ranked
  4. outlined
  5. grouped
  6. distinguished
  7. distributed
  8. typed
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  • Brady Russell, who is also classified as a fullback but often plays as an inline tight end, took over Ouzts’ role.
    — Andrew Destin, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Terrain Terrain is classified into six types, each presenting different strategic advantages and dangers.
    — Ethan Teekah, Encyclopedia Britannica, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of classified
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  • As can best be summarized, the title character Niu Lai is a young calf born to a forest/shifting dreamscape who relies on his mother for protection.
    — Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Generic content is more likely to be summarized as common knowledge than cited as evidence of authority.
    — Gary Drenik, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of summarized
Verb
  • Yet his Parma team-mates ranked lowly too, suggesting this was a tactical instruction.
    — Aston Villa, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Of the top 12, golf is ranked 11th, just ahead of doing yard work.
    — Julia Gomez, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of ranked
Verb
  • If a community cannot show that its levee meets the minimum design, operations and maintenance requirements outlined in the Code of Federal Regulations, areas behind the levee will be considered unprotected against the 1% annual chance flood.
    — Kaleigh Yost, The Conversation, 10 Sep. 2026
  • The memo cited a Law Department estimate of about 35,000 potential plaintiffs — roughly 10,000 of whom were expected to file claims — as a result of the September 11 attacks and outlined legislative options to limit the city’s legal liability.
    — Gloria Pazmino, CNN Money, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of outlined
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  • The Board of County Commissioners approved a resolution last week toward the start of a seven-hour meeting, in a unanimous, single vote that grouped together numerous ordinances.
    — Sharon Udasin, Sun Sentinel, 8 Sep. 2026
  • From TikTok videos to front tables at indie bookshops and in countless newsletters, a group of seemingly ubiquitous novels are being grouped together like ingredients for a distinctive personality type.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of grouped
Verb
  • Esteban Ibarra, the president of the MCI, said in a statement that antisemitism should be distinguished from debates about Israel.
    — Shira Li Bartov, Sun Sentinel, 8 Sep. 2026
  • Juveniles can be distinguished by their dark facial bands and gray or tan body patterned with black or brown blotches.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of distinguished
Verb
  • After four hurricanes struck Florida in 2004, Maines noticed the federal government had distributed millions of dollars in disaster assistance in Miami-Dade County, even though the county had barely been touched by the storms.
    — Sally Kestin, Sun Sentinel, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Posters started showing up around town, distributed by graphic artist Milton Glaser‘s students at the School of Visual Arts.
    — Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of distributed
Verb
  • Taylor typed in Eddie Hearn’s name and tapped on the ‘message’ button on the promoter’s profile.
    — Sarah Shephard, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
  • Outside the courthouse, Navarrete listed all the documents her client would need for a chance to stay, as his daughter furiously typed them into a cellphone.
    — Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2026
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