digesting

verb

present participle of digest
1
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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2
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 Almond butter on sourdough Almond butter’s healthy fats, paired with a slow-digesting carbohydrate, keep blood sugar stable until morning. — Patsy Anthony, Vogue, 19 Oct. 2026 See, the thing that fungi are very good at is breaking up rocks and digesting these hard-to-access minerals. — Quanta Magazine, 15 Oct. 2026 That’s because organisms have evolved a handful of ways to catalyze the break-up of peptide bonds, which have diversified into countless specialized protein-digesting enzymes. — ArsTechnica, 14 Oct. 2026 Investors are digesting a range of concerns that are shaking sentiment around AI. — John Towfighi, CNN Money, 14 Oct. 2026 Cottage cheese also contains casein, a slow-digesting protein that may help keep you satisfied throughout the night. — Sarah Jividen, Verywell Health, 8 Oct. 2026 For Princess Diana’s brother, digesting Kristen Stewart’s 2021 movie Spencer was presumably about as difficult as eating a bowl of pearls. — Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 8 Oct. 2026 In other words, technology has spent nearly four months digesting its prior advance. — Frank Cappelleri, CNBC, 27 Sep. 2026 Your body burns more calories digesting protein than carbs or fats. — Jillian Kubala, HEALTH, 18 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for digesting
  1. classifying
  2. summarizing
  3. ranking
  4. outlining
  5. distinguishing
  6. distributing
  7. relegating
  8. typing
Verb
  • The software generates a score from zero to 100, classifying a patient as low, intermediate, or high risk.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Below, members of Forbes Technology Council share strategies for classifying large volumes of unstructured data while keeping the manual workload manageable.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of classifying
Verb
  • In summarizing the report in a memo to Levine Cava, Coley said the current agreement as hashed out between the administration and Brightline needs to be reworked.
    — Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Paraphrasing generally restates the original information in different language while retaining the key ideas, whereas summarizing condenses the information into a shorter version.
    — Ethan Stone, Kansas City Star, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of summarizing
Verb
  • When the Gators aren’t generating pressure, the back end of the defense collapses, ranking in the bottom third nationally in pass defense.
    — Noah White, Miami Herald, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Trump’s pettiness and impetuousness has combined to literally put former high ranking American officials in physical danger.
    — Kevin Igoe, Washington Post, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of ranking
Verb
  • State Farm Arena provided a statement to OutKick outlining the security arrangements.
    — Jackson Thompson OutKick, FOXNews.com, 22 Oct. 2026
  • The City of Modesto is outlining its plans to improve traffic safety along Coffee Road after another pedestrian was struck by a vehicle Sunday.
    — Kayla Moeller, CBS News, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of outlining
Verb
  • The directory identifies each group's mission, ideology, organizational role and documented protest activity, distinguishing direct organizers and participants from supporters and amplifiers.
    — Asra Q. Nomani, FOXNews.com, 23 Oct. 2026
  • The pouches also closely resemble nicotine products, raising concerns among school officials about student health and the difficulty of distinguishing between the products.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of distinguishing
Verb
  • And now, there’s also a spread in how teams are distributing their games locally.
    — Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Netflix’s current approach to acquiring and distributing international programming has been so successful that Sarandos said the company has no plans to change its strategy.
    — Charles Pulliam-Moore, The Verge, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of distributing
Verb
  • Of course, other keyboard types were cheaper to produce, relegating Hall-effect keyboards to an afterthought for decades.
    — ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 5 Oct. 2026
  • However, relegating City to the second-tier Championship League would be a punishment that could hurt the rest of the league.
    — Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of relegating
Verb
  • In the decades since touchscreen keyboards became universal, plenty still mourn the sublime experience of typing on clacky BlackBerrys.
    — Martin Cizmar, Time, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Tech giants are preparing for a potential future in which people get things done by speaking or typing to AI agent rather than by operating apps and websites.
    — Lisa Eadicicco, CNN Money, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of typing

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“Digesting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/digesting. Accessed 27 Oct. 2026.

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