graphing

verb

present participle of graph
as in estimating
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 graphing Setting the form equal to a number fixes it into an equation that can be plotted on an x-y graph—something many of us learned to do on graphing calculators in high school. — Lyndie Chiou, Scientific American, 5 Aug. 2026 Imagine graphing our constraints for a, b and c in three dimensions. — Steve Nadis, Wired News, 21 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for graphing
  1. estimating
  2. computing
  3. plotting
  4. charting
  5. calculating
  6. tracing
  7. sketching
Verb
  • Under a local payment-in-lieu-of-taxes agreement, SpaceX will make a $20 million upfront payment and at least $25 million annually for 25 years, with the state estimating more than $820 million in direct local payments under the agreement.
    — Joshua Hong, Fortune, 27 Aug. 2026
  • The estimating work was performed over just three days and autonomously, meaning ground operators did not participate.
    — Elizabeth Howell, Space.com, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of estimating
Verb
  • While the company's revenue is set to expand, its customer base – which consists largely of the cloud computing giants that run enterprise workloads for businesses – appears to be growing more concentrated.
    — Tobias Burns, CNBC, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Pachocki says confidence in alignment and safety has become as limiting to OpenAI’s progress as access to computing power.
    — Alex Heath, Time, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of computing
Verb
  • Proper later allegedly admitted to plotting the UFC 250 attack and described it in full to the FBI, according to the criminal complaint.
    — Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 27 Aug. 2026
  • For now, Fearn seems less focused on plotting out a career and more interested in chasing whatever catches his attention next.
    — Wengel Gemu, Vanity Fair, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of plotting
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  • Hybrid Theory is easily the group’s longest-charting title, with 428 frames somewhere on the roster – a figure that expands again this period.
    — Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026
  • There are people who see his lyrics as a codex to his relationships and life experiences, almost everything charting one‑to-one, map to territory.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of charting
Verb
  • Get comfortable calculating it accurately, because a sloppy SDE calculation is one of the fastest ways to lose credibility with a serious buyer before negotiations even begin.
    — Lien De Pau, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026
  • Members would research and recommend a new method for calculating how much property owners pay for landscaping, lighting and other services.
    — Haley Parsley August 28, Sacbee.com, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of calculating
Verb
  • Investigators were still tracing financial records to determine whether companies financed or ordered the land clearing, signaling the probe could expand beyond those arrested.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 23 Aug. 2026
  • Investigators were still tracing financial records to determine whether companies financed or ordered the land clearing, signaling the inquiry could expand beyond those arrested.
    — Niniek Karmini, Los Angeles Times, 23 Aug. 2026
Definition of tracing
Verb
  • Admittedly, Mitchell is fairly creative in sketching the run-up to the dinosaur takeover, which includes ominous signs such as long-extinct plant life taking root overnight.
    — Peter Tonguette, The Washington Examiner, 22 Aug. 2026
  • Sam would draw a map, sketching out the coastline of the Levant and marking a dot.
    — Rozina Ali, New Yorker, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of sketching

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“Graphing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/graphing. Accessed 2 Sep. 2026.

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