as in recording
to produce a document or record of
He transcribed the audio portion of the video for those who were hard of hearing.
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Recent Examples of transcribing
With the advancement of technology, there is now a transcribing tool on hand, but Warner says, human transcribing is not only faster, but 99% accurate.
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Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 5 Mar. 2026
But while many health care providers already are using AI for administrative duties, such as transcribing patient visits, using it to help diagnose people is still a relatively new field.
—Cal Matters, Mercury News, 28 Jan. 2026
But many of the available tools are focused on reducing administrative burden by transcribing clinical visits, drafting notes and formulating appeal letters.
—Alexis Kayser, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Sep. 2025
But voicemails also have a blue dot next to the red phone number or name (along with text summarizing or transcribing the voicemail underneath if those settings are active).
—ArsTechnica, 17 Sep. 2025
TwinMind runs mostly offline, transcribing real-time on the device, capturing up to 16-17 hours of audio without killing the battery.
—Charlie Fink, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
In the days before photography was an available tool, astronomers toggled between the viewfinder and the sketch pad, transcribing their telescopic findings to the printed page.
—David Kamp, Air Mail, 23 Aug. 2025
Soriano said the board expects to discuss ways to supplement the position through artificial intelligence to streamline the process of transcribing meetings.
—Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Aug. 2025
When internally spoken by participants, this would prompt the BCI to start or stop transcribing.
—Emma R. Hasson, Scientific American, 14 Aug. 2025
Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 5 Mar. 2026
But while many health care providers already are using AI for administrative duties, such as transcribing patient visits, using it to help diagnose people is still a relatively new field.
—Cal Matters, Mercury News, 28 Jan. 2026
But many of the available tools are focused on reducing administrative burden by transcribing clinical visits, drafting notes and formulating appeal letters.
—Alexis Kayser, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Sep. 2025
But voicemails also have a blue dot next to the red phone number or name (along with text summarizing or transcribing the voicemail underneath if those settings are active).
—ArsTechnica, 17 Sep. 2025
TwinMind runs mostly offline, transcribing real-time on the device, capturing up to 16-17 hours of audio without killing the battery.
—Charlie Fink, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
In the days before photography was an available tool, astronomers toggled between the viewfinder and the sketch pad, transcribing their telescopic findings to the printed page.
—David Kamp, Air Mail, 23 Aug. 2025
Soriano said the board expects to discuss ways to supplement the position through artificial intelligence to streamline the process of transcribing meetings.
—Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Aug. 2025
When internally spoken by participants, this would prompt the BCI to start or stop transcribing.
—Emma R. Hasson, Scientific American, 14 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for transcribing
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With the help of recording a plus/minus of plus 17 in the fourth quarter, Larsson closed the win at plus 14.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
26 Mar. 2026
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Chip Taylor Walked Away From Music To Gamble After recording seven solo albums in the 1970s, Taylor stepped away from music entirely in 1981.—
Ryan Brennan
March 25,
Kansas City Star,
25 Mar. 2026
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The Huskies have won six national championships, crafting the cow patch in Storrs into a modern-day blueblood.—
Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
29 Mar. 2026
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Nearly four years after K-pop supergroup BTS stepped away from the public eye to fulfill South Korea’s mandatory military service, the world’s biggest band reconvened in Los Angeles last summer to begin the high-pressure task of crafting a comeback album.—
Patrick Brzeski,
HollywoodReporter,
27 Mar. 2026
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The video depicted fingers on a MIDI keyboard, turning knobs, pushing buttons and supposedly composing the song in real time.—
Sam Davies,
Rolling Stone,
25 Mar. 2026
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The filmmaker shows a strong handle over the film’s fanciful tone and fitfully filthy sense of humor, and he’s credited with composing the film’s score full of squawking brass instruments and skittish strings in addition to writing, directing and editing.—
Stephen Saito,
Variety,
16 Mar. 2026
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“Transcribing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/transcribing. Accessed 31 Mar. 2026.
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