DIGESTING Synonyms: 98 Similar and Opposite Words

digesting

verb

present participle of digest

as in classifying

to arrange or assign according to type this volume digests the state's laws regarding drugs and alcohol for easy reference by local authorities

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as in summarizing

to make into a short statement of the main points (as of a report) I digested the results of my experiments into a few pages

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Recent Examples of digesting Almond butter on sourdough Almond butter’s healthy fats, paired with a slow-digesting carbohydrate, keep blood sugar stable until morning. — Patsy Anthony, Vogue, 19 Oct. 2026 See, the thing that fungi are very good at is breaking up rocks and digesting these hard-to-access minerals. — Quanta Magazine, 15 Oct. 2026 That’s because organisms have evolved a handful of ways to catalyze the break-up of peptide bonds, which have diversified into countless specialized protein-digesting enzymes. — ArsTechnica, 14 Oct. 2026 Investors are digesting a range of concerns that are shaking sentiment around AI. — John Towfighi, CNN Money, 14 Oct. 2026 Cottage cheese also contains casein, a slow-digesting protein that may help keep you satisfied throughout the night. — Sarah Jividen, Verywell Health, 8 Oct. 2026 For Princess Diana’s brother, digesting Kristen Stewart’s 2021 movie Spencer was presumably about as difficult as eating a bowl of pearls. — Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 8 Oct. 2026 In other words, technology has spent nearly four months digesting its prior advance. — Frank Cappelleri, CNBC, 27 Sep. 2026 Your body burns more calories digesting protein than carbs or fats. — Jillian Kubala, HEALTH, 18 Aug. 2026

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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
The distinction matters because responding to a signal and accurately classifying an unfamiliar chemical mixture are separate tasks.

— Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of classifying

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In summarizing the report in a memo to Levine Cava, Coley said the current agreement as hashed out between the administration and Brightline needs to be reworked.

— Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 22 Oct. 2026
Paraphrasing generally restates the original information in different language while retaining the key ideas, whereas summarizing condenses the information into a shorter version.

— Ethan Stone, Kansas City Star, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of summarizing

Verb

When the Gators aren’t generating pressure, the back end of the defense collapses, ranking in the bottom third nationally in pass defense.

— Noah White, Miami Herald, 23 Oct. 2026
Trump’s pettiness and impetuousness has combined to literally put former high ranking American officials in physical danger.

— Kevin Igoe, Washington Post, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of ranking

Verb

State Farm Arena provided a statement to OutKick outlining the security arrangements.

— Jackson Thompson OutKick, FOXNews.com, 22 Oct. 2026
The City of Modesto is outlining its plans to improve traffic safety along Coffee Road after another pedestrian was struck by a vehicle Sunday.

— Kayla Moeller, CBS News, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of outlining

Verb

The directory identifies each group's mission, ideology, organizational role and documented protest activity, distinguishing direct organizers and participants from supporters and amplifiers.

— Asra Q. Nomani, FOXNews.com, 23 Oct. 2026
The pouches also closely resemble nicotine products, raising concerns among school officials about student health and the difficulty of distinguishing between the products.

— ABC News, ABC News, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of distinguishing

Verb

And now, there’s also a spread in how teams are distributing their games locally.

— Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 23 Oct. 2026
Netflix’s current approach to acquiring and distributing international programming has been so successful that Sarandos said the company has no plans to change its strategy.

— Charles Pulliam-Moore, The Verge, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of distributing

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

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

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