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machined

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verb

past tense of machine

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for machined
Verb
  • Au Za’atar is designed to feel both vibrant and refined—an atmosphere where guests feel immediately welcomed yet surrounded by an air of sophistication.
    Shivani Vora, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2025
  • When compared with my current Ultra 2, the screen on the Ultra 3 looks much more refined.
    PC Magazine, PC Magazine, 11 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • But those ninth innings had started to become less automatic, and Counsell trusts relievers such as Brad Keller (Friday’s eighth-inning guy) and Andrew Kittredge (Friday’s closer) in just about any situation.
    Patrick Mooney, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2025
  • That includes supporting a ban on semiautomatic automatic weapons and high capacity magazines.
    Mark Vancleave, Twin Cities, 13 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Posing next to Colman Domingo and Salma Hayek Pinault (who wore an elegant black Balenciaga suit dress), Moore’s glitzy look shone.
    Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 12 Sep. 2025
  • In recent years, retail real estate has particularly shone, as the sector is the only CRE type for which aggregate vacancy has declined since 2019.
    Andrew DeNardo, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Green Bay improved to 2-0 for the first time since 2020.
    Rob Reischel, Forbes.com, 12 Sep. 2025
  • For example, telling the AI chatbot to take on the persona of a clinician and asking it one question at a time improved the accuracy of its responses.
    Kate Ruder, NPR, 11 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • In August, the planning and zoning committee amended the proposal to include conditional use permit and licensing requirements that were previously absent, said Councilman Andrew Owen, who co-sponsored the legislation and chairs the committee.
    Killian Baarlaer, Louisville Courier Journal, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Advertisement Congress regularly renewed and amended the Voting Rights Act for more than four decades, with broad bipartisan support.
    Time, Time, 12 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Djokovic ultimately emerged as the third man, which enriched the dynamic and added layers, creating three rivalries where previously there had been one.
    Charlie Eccleshare, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
  • These stars formed new chemical elements, which enriched the universe and allowed the next generations of stars to form the first planets.
    Luke Keller, Space.com, 7 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Postecoglou, the former Tottenham Hotspur and Celtic manager, saw his side bettered by an Arsenal team that will surely be among the Premier League title contenders, thanks to two goals from Martin Zubimendi and another from Viktor Gyokeres.
    Paul Taylor, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2025
  • Over the past two seasons, the Swede has scored 44 goals in the Premier League, a tally bettered only by Salah and Erling Haaland with 47 and 49 respectively.
    Dan Cancian, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Transactions could be carried out by phone again.
    Eli Hager, ProPublica, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Such technologies can revolutionize how business is carried out and benefit employees, employers and customers—reducing administrative burdens, enhancing business intelligence and improving the user experience.
    M. Todd Abner, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
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“Machined.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/machined. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.

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