machining

verb

present participle of machine
as in refining

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for machining
  1. refining
  2. improving
  3. shining
  4. enhancing
  5. carrying out
  6. bettering
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  • The team is actively refining the thickness, layout, and aspect ratios of the metallic shells to maximize protection while minimizing weight, a critical factor for rocket payloads.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 9 Sep. 2026
  • For Washington, strategic minerals are a key battleground with Beijing, which dominates refining for critical materials like lithium, cobalt and nickel.
    — Alfie Pannell, Miami Herald, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of refining
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  • Many of the biggest AI safety fears revolve around advanced models getting increasingly capable at improving their own performance, a technique known as recursive self-improvement, or RSI.
    — Kai Nicol-Schwarz, CNBC, 10 Sep. 2026
  • The numbers don’t favor an improving team in that regard — but remember, the Cowboys should have top quarterback play, top receivers, good-to-great offensive line play and a good-to-great run game.
    — Zak Keefer, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of improving
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  • Another recent event brought members of TV’s current shining star into the Trekkie universe to put their spin on the same episode.
    — Senior Television, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Profitability is really shining, with big beats on operating income and EPS in the fourth quarter.
    — Jim Cramer, CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of shining
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  • Increasing India’s alternative energy production has been one of the key achievements of the Modi government, but its role in enhancing India’s energy security is limited.
    — Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 10 Sep. 2026
  • The reason for that is because flushing fluids into the system this way can mask the detection of performance-enhancing substances.
    — Sarah Shephard, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of enhancing
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  • Despite their return, the Sussexes will remain as non-working royals and will not be carrying out any official royal engagements on behalf of the sovereign, says the document, sent by Lord Chamberlain, a top Palace official, according to the BBC.
    — Jennifer Hassan, USA Today, 7 Sep. 2026
  • Prakash Chand, a resident, said laborers were in the basement carrying out digging work when the building collapsed.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 7 Sep. 2026
Definition of carrying out
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  • Parton dedicated her life and career to bettering the world in so many ways, from her Dollywood theme park to her Imagination Library, which has promoted childhood literacy through delivering millions of books to children.
    — Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 25 Aug. 2026
  • His revered mentor, José Antonio Abreu, who founded the educational program in 1975 with the conviction that learning music can, in bettering lives, lead to profound social change.
    — Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of bettering
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