MACHINING Synonyms: 35 Similar and Opposite Words

machining

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present participle of machine

as in refining

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Indonesia imposed a ban on nickel ore exports to encourage smelters to move refining operations to the country; the country is now pushing to attract more of the EV value chain, including car and battery manufacturing.

— Angelica Ang, Fortune, 5 Oct. 2026
Organizations should treat profiles as living assets, refining them as markets evolve.

— Adam Feiner, Forbes.com, 5 Oct. 2026

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Instead, Nvidia focuses on improving work-life balance and has maintained a hybrid work programme, without strict return-to-office mandates.

— Tamlin Magee, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2026
As new supply peaks, cash flow growth is improving and valuations are attractive relative to equities, according to Laughlin.

— Diana Olick, CNBC, 8 Oct. 2026

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That means Saturn rises around sunset, stays up through the night and sets at sunrise after shining at its brightest for the year.

— Jamie Carter, Space.com, 2 Oct. 2026
Most rings use photoplethysmography, or PPG – essentially shining light into the skin and measuring changes caused by blood flow.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 2 Oct. 2026

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Blakespear said the law is focused on enhancing consumer protections, because many residents and parents looking to purchase e-bikes have ultimately been sold a very different and much less controllable product.

— Madison Smalstig, Sacbee.com, 1 Oct. 2026
Wrangler Wrangler is enhancing the strength of its riding jeans.

— Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 30 Sep. 2026

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Hasan was convicted of carrying out the attack, which killed 14 people at the Texas military base, including an unborn baby, before a military jury and was sentenced to death in 2013.

— Robert Blankenship, The Washington Examiner, 6 Oct. 2026
The hospital has been placed under quarantine, Mayor Maxim Modin said Friday, no longer admitting or discharging patients, and its laboratory halted carrying out routine tests.

— ABC News, ABC News, 5 Oct. 2026

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As a senator, her priorities include supporting economic development, bettering police and community relations, securing funding for educational programs and passing policies for affordable housing, according to her campaign website.

— Alula Alderson, Sacbee.com, 27 Sep. 2026
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

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