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as in classifying
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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as in summarizing
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 digesting
Macrophages, immune cells that live in our tissues, are responsible for engulfing and digesting bacteria, dead and damaged cells, and harmful invaders like cancer cells.
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New Atlas, 23 Sep. 2025
Investors are digesting the latest updates on trade and the economy.
—Natasha Abellard, CNBC, 16 Sep. 2025
Repurpose long interviews into snappy Q&As and create mini explanatory product videos—these tactics can really help subliminally disseminate messaging when target personas are proactively digesting content.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
There’s evidence that people can be healthy without milk; two-thirds of the world has trouble digesting lactose, after all.
—Alana Semuels, Time, 12 Sep. 2025
The Surya model was trained on an enormous data set, digesting images 10 times larger than on standard AI training data.
—Tereza Pultarova, Space.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Before race day, grab a PB crunch toast topped with banana and honey for quick-digesting carbs or an açai bowl made with coconut water for some extra hydration.
—Sunny Hubler, Charlotte Observer, 27 Aug. 2025
The notes were written by different teams on subsequent days, digesting the Fed’s likely cuts coming down the pike and the several parallels to the last two major financial crashes of the past 25 years.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 19 Aug. 2025
New Atlas, 23 Sep. 2025
Investors are digesting the latest updates on trade and the economy.
—Natasha Abellard, CNBC, 16 Sep. 2025
Repurpose long interviews into snappy Q&As and create mini explanatory product videos—these tactics can really help subliminally disseminate messaging when target personas are proactively digesting content.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
There’s evidence that people can be healthy without milk; two-thirds of the world has trouble digesting lactose, after all.
—Alana Semuels, Time, 12 Sep. 2025
The Surya model was trained on an enormous data set, digesting images 10 times larger than on standard AI training data.
—Tereza Pultarova, Space.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Before race day, grab a PB crunch toast topped with banana and honey for quick-digesting carbs or an açai bowl made with coconut water for some extra hydration.
—Sunny Hubler, Charlotte Observer, 27 Aug. 2025
The notes were written by different teams on subsequent days, digesting the Fed’s likely cuts coming down the pike and the several parallels to the last two major financial crashes of the past 25 years.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 19 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for digesting
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Forecasters give Sherrill an advantage, with both the Cook Political Report and Sabato's Crystal Ball classifying the race as Leans Democrat.—
Andrew Stanton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Sep. 2025
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One example is neuron selectivity in neural networks for classifying images.—
Ben Brubaker,
Quanta Magazine,
24 Sep. 2025
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In May, Notion introduced Ai products for summarizing meetings and searching through corporate files.—
Jordan Novet,
CNBC,
18 Sep. 2025
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Reflective listening means repeating or summarizing what your partner said in your own words.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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Hong Kong’s financial secretary Paul Chan said Sunday that initial public offerings had raised nearly 150 billion Hong Kong dollars so far this year, ranking top globally.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
30 Sep. 2025
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With three of the next four opponents having offenses ranking in the bottom 10 in yards per game, the time is now for the Cowboys’ defense to figure out its issues before the gauntlet that awaits in November and December.—
Nick Harris,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
29 Sep. 2025
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The Tennessee Department of Finance and Administration has not yet compiled a fiscal impact report or memo outlining the impact of federal budget cuts on Tennessee.—
Vivian Jones,
Nashville Tennessean,
3 Oct. 2025
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Each agency maintains its own shutdown plan, outlining which staff remain on duty.—
Hollie Silverman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Sep. 2025
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In the current threat environment, the offenders are often not distinguishing.—
Bill Hutchinson,
ABC News,
28 Sep. 2025
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This is not distinguishing Russia.—
Shane Croucher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Sep. 2025
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Attorneys for the Justice Department argued that halting the reallocations could delay distributing the funds to other states DHS had identified as higher priority under its new approach.—
Robert Alexander,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Oct. 2025
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The project was originally inspired by a brochure, In Case of Emergency or War, which the Ukrainian Centre for Strategic Communication and Information Security began distributing to the public a few weeks before the invasion in early 2022.—
Joanna Warsza,
Artforum,
1 Oct. 2025
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Mahomes’ connections with Tyquan Thornton secured the victory, relegating New York to their first 0-3 season since 2021.—
Kayla Hayempour,
NBC news,
22 Sep. 2025
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To make room, the 2025–26 campaign will promote two teams from the second tier while relegating just one through a new playoff system.—
Asli Pelit,
New York Times,
11 Sep. 2025
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They are designed to trick you into typing your username and password into a fake form.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
23 Sep. 2025
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Created in 2006 by the British artist Jason deCaires Taylor, the haunting life-size figures, including a man typing at a desk (entitled The Lost Correspondent), fishermen, market traders, and a ring of children holding hands, can be viewed by snorkelers and divers ducking beneath the bay’s surface.—
The Editors,
JSTOR Daily,
19 Sep. 2025
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“Digesting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/digesting. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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