graphs

verb

present tense third-person singular of graph
as in charts
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 graphs 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 For Aero and traditional strength moves, the machine tracks your power output for each rep and graphs it on the screen in real time. — PC Magazine, 23 Sep. 2025 Our solution was to develop a machine-learning network that graphs the relative depth and spatial locations of all the objects in the scene, then bases the language processing on this scene graph. — IEEE Spectrum, 23 Feb. 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for graphs
  1. charts
  2. plots
  3. estimates
  4. computes
Verb
  • Seen together, the trilogy charts both a personal coming-of-age and a generational coming-to-grips with aging that, even when compared against similar serialized documentary experiments like Michael Apted’s 7 Up installments, feels wholly unique.
    — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 15 Aug. 2026
  • The series charts Combs’ rise and fall, including his founding of Big Boy Records in the 90s, which had a fraught rivalry with the label that signed Shakur, Death Row Records.
    — Zoe Sottile, CNN Money, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of charts
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  • Despite his rakish lifestyle, Don Juan falls in love with innocent Adriana, infuriating the envious Lucrezia Borgia (Estelle Taylor), who plots to ruin the young lovers’ nascent romance.
    — Air Mail, Air Mail, 8 Aug. 2026
  • Plus, the Office of Science and Technology Policy plots a venture capital-like model for the scientific grant process.
    — Benjamin Guggenheim, Washington Post, 23 July 2026
Definition of plots
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  • The Pentagon estimates roughly 75% of Americans ages 17 to 24 are ineligible to serve, and has been that way for a long time, with obesity and failure to meetacademic standards among the leading reasons.
    — Steven Beynon, ABC News, 17 Aug. 2026
  • The Wall Street powerhouse estimates the company's market share in the region to more than triple by 2030, to around 10%, up from 3% this year.
    — Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 16 Aug. 2026
Definition of estimates
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  • Nature computes, and one result is the code through which matter becomes a living, adaptive, self-organizing form.
    — Pravir Malik, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
  • The transaction processing at your checkout is fully automated, operating within AI systems that handle millions of payments simultaneously, and computes a risk score based on dozens of features extracted from that single moment.
    — Pragati Awasthi, The Conversation, 26 May 2026
Definition of computes

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