machining

present participle of machine

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for machining
Verb
  • The shop has been restoring and refining shorter wheelbase G-Wagens for years now, with the LWB Cabrio being its first stab at a longer one.
    Erik Shilling, Robb Report, 23 Oct. 2025
  • Over the next decade, Hawke and Linklater met periodically to read the script, refining it with screenwriter Robert Kaplow between sessions.
    Clayton Davis, Variety, 17 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The Perfect Gift for Coffee Aficionados Beyond improving your own morning routine, Gaines’ vanilla sugar blend is also a thoughtful gift.
    Elizabeth Fogarty, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 Oct. 2025
  • After a game where everything wasn’t smooth sailing – Chicago had plenty of pre-snap penalties and Williams’ two fumbles came on botched snaps with the center – the young quarterback says these experiences are important if the team are going to continue improving.
    Ben Morse, CNN Money, 22 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Her mission is to be an example of overcoming adversity, reminding the world that true success comes from working with love, respect, and shining without dimming the light of others.
    Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 23 Oct. 2025
  • Reality Check is a Star series holding those with power to account and shining a light on their decisions.
    Sofi Zeman, Kansas City Star, 22 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Central Indiana Cycling, a bicycling advocacy organization, praised the HAWK signals and other design features like raised crosswalks for enhancing safety.
    Jordan Smith, IndyStar, 22 Oct. 2025
  • Antipsychotic medications can reduce hallucinations and delusions, while therapies and rehabilitations can address specific concerns, like teaching cognitive techniques or enhancing social skills to interact with others.
    Taijuan Moorman, USA Today, 21 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Colombia's 15,600-person-strong air force operates several different types of aircraft, roughly a third of which are fighter ground-attack aircraft capable of carrying out missions in the air or attacks on land.
    Ellie Cook, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025
  • Revolutionary groups, often recruited from universities and the intelligentsia, were soon carrying out terrorist attacks in the cities.
    Karl Ove Knausgaard, New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • And as the generative AI tech keeps bettering itself, the Presenter gets more and more convincing, daily.
    Jake Kanter, Deadline, 20 Oct. 2025
  • Buruk was part of the Galatasaray team that won four in a row between 1996 and 2000, under Fatih Terim, so the prospect of equalling and even bettering that record (no Turkish team has ever won more Super Ligs in a row) is enough to get you out of bed in the morning.
    Nick Miller, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
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“Machining.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/machining. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.

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