Thesaurus results for GRAPH

graph

verb

Definition of graph

as in to chart

to show and compare the values of variables in a set of data by means of a drawing They used a computer program to graph monthly rainfall amounts over a period of five years.

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Recent Examples of graph Repeat the experiment many more times and graph up all the results. — Joseph Howlett, Quanta Magazine, 16 Mar. 2026 Though marigolds and sweet alyssum don’t directly affect each other, sweet alyssum will work to bring in hoverflies and ladybugs, and marigolds can work as a trap plant that graphs pests and holds them for the predatory insects to feed upon. — Haniya Rae, Martha Stewart, 12 Mar. 2026 Desmos describes its graphing calculator as an embeddable interactive environment that displays equations, axes, grid lines, and points. — Ray Ravaglia, Forbes.com, 10 Mar. 2026 Because then all their data gets added to the knowledge graph too. — Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 24 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for graph

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Verb

The pro bono salary certainly suggested this might be a temporary post as the Bruins charted a new course to help balance the athletics budget.

— Connor Dullinger, Los Angeles Times, 7 Sep. 2026
Skate pairs that in 2016 went for between $80 and $900 are now $200 to $1,230, according to HockeySkates DB, a database that charts the prices from various companies.

— ABC News, ABC News, 7 Sep. 2026

Definition of chart

Verb

Batteries handle rapid swings The need for such systems comes from the changing power demand of large computing facilities.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 11 Sep. 2026
Instead, OpenAI’s AI systems autonomously decided to hack into Hugging Face’s systems, create a sort of illicit message board to exchange information and even expose some of OpenAI’s own computing infrastructure to the open internet.

— Jared Perlo, NBC news, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of compute

Verb

More than half the population is estimated to need humanitarian assistance because of surging gang violence amid deepening poverty and hunger.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 11 Sep. 2026
Based on marginal propensities to consume for the population likely to receive the checks, Smetters estimated that about $400 billion would be spent within the first two quarters after the payments go out.

— Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of estimate

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Stolen and enslaved Indigenous people formed new networks of kinship; learned new skills and languages; retained memories of family, kin, and rituals; and, through it all, continually plotted to return home.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2026
O’Kane shouts when Tom Brokaw announces that one of the men suspected of plotting the attack has been detained.

— Jeff Goodell, Rolling Stone, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of plot

Verb

In a flat-rate COLA, the percentage increase is calculated the same way, but it will only be applied to those in the 20th percentile.

— Medora Lee, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2026
Parents also don’t need to worry about calculating or agreeing to a funding tier during the ARD meeting.

— Tiffani Jackson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of calculate

Verb

His left hand begins diagramming plays, and his words are trying to keep up, but the lines and arrows are ahead of his speech.

— Jason Quick, New York Times, 31 Mar. 2026
The black box of the human body was broken open and diagrammed in front of her; she was fascinated by the machinery.

— Jia Tolentino, New Yorker, 23 Mar. 2026

Definition of diagram

Verb

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
Rather than simply predicting a doomsday plot, the main purpose of this release is to outline a pathway with the necessary steps to set things on the right track.

— Chelsea Gohd, Space.com, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of outline

Verb

Teams should trace root causes, fix the control failures that enabled the path, and retest to prove the attacker’s route is actually gone.

— Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2026
No one had done this thorough a job to trace the legend’s origins and find out what is true and what is demonstrably false about it — and, more importantly, why the damn thing has outlasted nearly every other gossip item in the history of Hollywood.

— Allen Salkin, HollywoodReporter, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of trace

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