typing

verb

present participle of type
as in classifying
to arrange or assign according to type type the birds by geographical range

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Recent Examples of typing In almost every constellation of friends, at least a few were swiping and typing despite a state policy requiring devices be switched off and stored in lockers during school hours. — Oscar Schwartz, Harpers Magazine, 27 Oct. 2026 In the decades since touchscreen keyboards became universal, plenty still mourn the sublime experience of typing on clacky BlackBerrys. — Martin Cizmar, Time, 15 Oct. 2026 Tech giants are preparing for a potential future in which people get things done by speaking or typing to AI agent rather than by operating apps and websites. — Lisa Eadicicco, CNN Money, 13 Oct. 2026 For example, a user could reply to an iPhone text message by typing on an onscreen keyboard or using their voice to dictate a reply. — ABC News, 13 Oct. 2026 People are increasingly asking questions instead of typing keywords. — Usman Ilyas, Forbes.com, 6 Oct. 2026 If malware steals an active login session, an attacker may be able to access an account without typing your password again. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 5 Oct. 2026 Rules of Civility, Amor Towles A whip-smart Brooklyn girl from a working-class immigrant family, stationed in a Wall Street typing pool, meets a charming banker named Tinker Grey in a Greenwich Village jazz bar on the last night of 1937. — Literary Hub, 5 Oct. 2026 But would an average person notice quicker input when typing an email with an optical keyboard? — ArsTechnica, 5 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for typing
  1. classifying
  2. ranking
  3. grouping
  4. distinguishing
  5. sorting
  6. relegating
  7. grading
  8. placing
Verb
  • The prosecution argued that the victims — who all belonged to the church and had since left — delayed reporting the incidents or classifying them as rape due to fear of retaliation for violating a Scientology rule against going to the police.
    — Gene Maddaus, Variety, 27 Oct. 2026
  • Operators fed Maven intelligence classifying the elementary school as an Iranian military facility, and the system, in turn, marked it as one of the priority targets for day one of the war.
    — Kylie Jones, Vox, 25 Oct. 2026
Definition of classifying
Verb
  • All three are current high-ranking CPD supervisors who have each been with the department for at least 20 years.
    — Sam Charles, Chicago Tribune, 13 Nov. 2026
  • The Tartan & Floral rug has been a particular standout, ranking among our top two bestselling new holiday designs this season and in the top 10 percent of all active Ruggable rug designs based on sales since the collection launched.
    — Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 13 Nov. 2026
Definition of ranking
Verb
  • Drying towels on their own rather than grouping them with other laundry items eliminates this issue.
    — Maria Sabella, The Spruce, 16 Oct. 2026
  • In 2023, Canali debuted Care, an umbrella program grouping all the brand’s eco- and responsibility-minded initiatives.
    — Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of grouping
Verb
  • Mondragón points to Canelo distinguishing Ryan Garcia as Mexican American, rather than Mexican.
    — Francisco Aviles Pino, Los Angeles Times, 10 Nov. 2026
  • The photo’s proliferation speaks to the growing impossibility of distinguishing real from fake as AI tools — like the ones Nvidia’s chips power — further permeate our personal algorithms.
    — Zoe Sottile, CNN Money, 10 Nov. 2026
Definition of distinguishing
Verb
  • The county’s purchase of a third mail sorting machine, Logan said, also helped workers to more quickly process the massive influx of ballot envelopes that voters drop off at vote centers or in drop boxes on election day.
    — Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 11 Nov. 2026
  • Her book is more searching-and-sorting and less curating, if that makes sense.
    — David Michon, Curbed, 11 Nov. 2026
Definition of sorting
Verb
  • Of course, other keyboard types were cheaper to produce, relegating Hall-effect keyboards to an afterthought for decades.
    — ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 5 Oct. 2026
  • However, relegating City to the second-tier Championship League would be a punishment that could hurt the rest of the league.
    — Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of relegating
Verb
  • Demand for grading — an act of verifying a card’s authenticity and condition — has grown as collectors increasingly treat trading and vintage sports cards as alternative investments.
    — Matthew Tan, CNBC, 7 Nov. 2026
  • Brian Gilchrist, managing director for development at Western National, said his company has already started grading work at the site, yet now is being asked to rework its plans to meet the new codes.
    — Barbara Henry, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Nov. 2026
Definition of grading
Verb
  • One health worker in Mekele recalled Ethiopian forces occupying a hospital and placing the uniforms of Tigrayan rebels on the floor and forcing staff to step on them.
    — Durrie Bouscaren, NPR, 10 Nov. 2026
  • The pumpkin smash lanes were separated by barricades and Morton Grove personnel swept and scooped up the pumpkin and gourd parts, dropping recyclables into a wheelbarrow and then placing them into the scoop of a tractor.
    — Karie Angell Luc, Chicago Tribune, 9 Nov. 2026
Definition of placing

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“Typing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/typing. Accessed 15 Nov. 2026.

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