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
  • Fuentes has instructed his followers to withhold their votes, estimating that this bloc could add up to some 3% of the general election vote.
    — Nathan Taylor Pemberton, Vanity Fair, 29 Oct. 2026
  • Space42 expects new services to require time to build subscriber bases, establish commercial packages, and secure adoption, with Sabbagh estimating this could take one to three years.
    — Melissa Hancock, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of estimating
Verb
  • Now, despite the economic benefits — considerable tax revenue, money for schools, numerous construction jobs and a smaller number of permanent jobs — no one seems to want a computing campus in their backyard, especially one shrouded in secrecy.
    — Andrea Hsu, NPR, 28 Oct. 2026
  • Most of this capital is targeted toward generative AI, cloud computing infrastructure and logistics automation.
    — Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of computing
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  • But Jama and Acaster simply haven’t measured up to the entertainment factor of Carr, Ross and singer Cat Burns, who were tactical, lethal and, crucially, blatantly had the time of their lives plotting against fellow celebs.
    — Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 29 Oct. 2026
  • Thus a group of angry Roman Catholics, led by Robert Catesby, began plotting a way to topple the Protestant government.
    — Lucia Barnum, Encyclopedia Britannica, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of plotting
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  • Back to the Egg was another flop, charting even lower than London Town.
    — Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 19 Oct. 2026
  • There is an inevitable path to Wembanyama charting the floor like Nikola Jokić one day.
    — Jared Weiss, New York Times, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of charting
Verb
  • Once Trump goes, a return to a colder, harder, more calculating realpolitik is in the cards.
    — Andy Browne, semafor.com, 3 Nov. 2026
  • Others are capable of evaluating trigonometric functions, extracting roots and calculating logarithms.
    — Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 3 Nov. 2026
Definition of calculating
Verb
  • Public health teams are actively tracing and monitoring close contacts of both individuals for potential symptoms.
    — Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 3 Nov. 2026
  • After tracing the same woodland route that Kino used to enjoy with her father, Kai books an appointment and heads to the remote clinic—housed right within the girls’ old family home.
    — James Marsh, Variety, 3 Nov. 2026
Definition of tracing
Verb
  • Travel and adventure, time in the garden, building this business and sketching away at all the details, both big and small.
    — Stephanie Petit, PEOPLE, 29 Oct. 2026
  • Leading artificial intelligence companies, currently sketching out plans to share some of their wealth, say yes.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of sketching

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“Graphing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/graphing. Accessed 4 Nov. 2026.

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