synthesizing

verb

present participle of synthesize
as in integrating
to make by combining different things They synthesized various suggestions from employees to create an agreeable solution.

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Recent Examples of synthesizing Many readers have difficulty synthesizing the strange worlds of these characters. — Billy J. Stratton, The Conversation, 21 Aug. 2026 Gut bacteria are integral to human physiology, aiding digestion, synthesizing vitamins and other beneficial compounds, regulating immune responses, and helping prevent colonization by harmful microorganisms. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 19 Aug. 2026 New tools can improve human judgment by tirelessly generating, evaluating, and synthesizing insights. — Harvard Business Review, 6 Aug. 2026 Machines are synthesizing information, but humans are supplying the proof. — Janita Pannu, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026 The team is working on building ribosomes from genetic instructions, a process that involves synthesizing the dozens of proteins and RNA strands involved and coaxing them to assemble in the right order. — Lori Youmshajekian, Scientific American, 14 July 2026 After machine learning identified promising candidates, researchers verified them through theoretical calculations before synthesizing and experimentally confirming the materials. — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 30 June 2026 Although all of the data used to create the Explorer is publicly available, the process of synthesizing and visualizing it required technical expertise. — Madeleine Kashkooli, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 June 2026 But Socolow came off as masterful at synthesizing energy challenges and environmental concerns, and Pacala brought deep knowledge of how carbon moves between Earth’s atmosphere, land and oceans. — Maddie Stone, ProPublica, 25 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for synthesizing
  1. integrating
  2. combining
  3. mixing
  4. adapting
  5. blending
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  • MacDonald and editor Phil Hignett have a keen, witty sense of how the online realm crashes offline living, seamlessly integrating deadly-accurate TikTok parodies into the film’s breezy narrative flow.
    — Guy Lodge, Variety, 26 Aug. 2026
  • By integrating waypoint tracking with an obstacle-avoidance cost, the robot could detour around an obstacle while continuing toward its destination.
    — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 26 Aug. 2026
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  • Klein, for his part, hopes the results inspire future research combining keto with popular glucagonlike peptide 1 (GLP-1) weight-loss drugs such as semaglutide, tirzepatide, and more.
    — Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 27 Aug. 2026
  • By combining multiple types of light into one image, NASA is able to reveal the complete picture of what this energetic galaxy is made of.
    — Brett Tingley, Space.com, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of combining
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  • Veteran Emari Demercado should start the season as the third-down passing back, with Brashard Smith mixing in as a gadget piece and kick returner.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 29 Aug. 2026
  • Trying to fit Hinduism into Western categories of theisms diverges from the tradition’s diverse history of ideas while mixing internal understandings with European perspectives and categories.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of mixing
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  • Literacy is about adapting to this constant flux between the physical and digital world.
    — Jennifer D. Kobrin, The Conversation, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Mann Theatres co-owner Michelle Mann said the company wanted to continue adapting to what moviegoers are looking for.
    — Nick Lunemann, CBS News, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of adapting
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  • Nike’s athletes’ kits this season were inspired by basketball, presenting a unique sartorial challenge blending the two distinct on-court sports.
    — Alexandra Hildreth, Vogue, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Was Zeuxis’s imitation in this instance a case of gathering (breaking up the models, then collecting and aggregating pieces) or a case of transformation (merging and blending some parts or traits into a smooth and seamless new whole)?
    — Mario Carpo, Artforum, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of blending

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“Synthesizing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/synthesizing. Accessed 2 Sep. 2026.

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