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 Imagine graphing our constraints for a, b and c in three dimensions. — Quanta Magazine, 13 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for graphing
  1. estimating
  2. computing
  3. plotting
  4. charting
  5. calculating
  6. tracing
  7. sketching
Verb
  • If a contract is trading at 70 cents, for example, the market is estimating a roughly 70% chance the event will happen, according to Sports Illustrated.
    — Tiffani Jackson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 July 2026
  • Those with humanitarian statuses such as refugees and people granted asylum are no longer eligible, with the state department of social services estimating that 72,000 Californians will lose their benefits.
    — Lizzie Kane July 11, Sacbee.com, 11 July 2026
Definition of estimating
Verb
  • Microsoft President Brad Smith previously told Semafor the company has broad ambitions for the UAE, seeing it as a gateway for computing power and data storage across the wider region.
    — Kelsey Warner, semafor.com, 8 July 2026
  • Sovereign cloud is a specialized cloud computing environment designed to ensure an organization’s data, metadata, and infrastructure remain entirely within a specific legal jurisdiction.
    — Melissa Hancock, Fortune, 7 July 2026
Definition of computing
Verb
  • But now, Yepez sits in jail — accused of plotting to kill one of her employees.
    — James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026
  • Sources tell OutKick that Pitaro backed Mark Jones in 2020 when Jones falsely accused police officers of plotting to shoot him.
    — Bobby Burack OutKick, FOXNews.com, 2 July 2026
Definition of plotting
Verb
  • The Wavy, became a breakout moment, surpassing 270 million TikTok views and charting on Spotify’s Viral Top 50 in nine countries including Thailand, Vietnam and South Korea.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 10 July 2026
  • That win spent 19 weeks somewhere on the list and has held as the group's longest-charting success for years.
    — Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026
Definition of charting
Verb
  • Unfortunately, most people are far more likely to run into questions of budgeting and investing than, say, calculating the area of a triangle (some professions aside).
    — Becca Stanek, TheWeek, 13 July 2026
  • The company then looked at which chains operate in each state, separating them by the lowest- and highest-priced and then calculating the percentage difference between them.
    — Anna Halkidis, Parents, 13 July 2026
Definition of calculating
Verb
  • Additionally, tracing back what infected someone can be a laborious process.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 9 July 2026
  • While acknowledging challenges like mounting debt and eroding public trust, the article stresses the foundational importance of the rule of law, tracing it back to the Magna Carta.
    — Frank Holmes, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026
Definition of tracing
Verb
  • According to Minerva, creating these luxurious sets starts with sketching the signature swirling line work in black.
    — Amanda Le, InStyle, 29 June 2026
  • His process included both sketching and photographing his subjects before creating full-sized works.
    — Elizabeth Blair, NPR, 25 June 2026
Definition of sketching

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“Graphing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/graphing. Accessed 15 Jul. 2026.

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