synthesize
verb
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Synthesize is a very common word in chemistry, since chemists are constantly synthesizing new compounds—that is, synthetic compounds—including drugs and industrial chemicals. It's also often used when talking about writing; nonfiction writers must often synthesize large amounts of material from many sources to produce a book—which represents a synthesis of the important materials. An electronic synthesizercreates new sounds (which may imitate the sounds of acoustic instruments) by generating different basic tones and then manipulating and merging them together with others.
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Mitchell Newberry, The Conversation, 11 Feb. 2025
Meanwhile, artificial intelligence can seemingly write about anything, synthesizing what’s already known, bending it into desirable and useful configurations, producing lengthy reports on any subject on demand, without obvious human fingerprints.
—Joshua Rothman, The New Yorker, 10 Feb. 2025
These compounds occur naturally in pine, citrus rind and rose, and they can also be synthesized.
—Bestreviews, The Mercury News, 6 Feb. 2025
Published last month, the report synthesizes scientific consensus on the capabilities and risks of frontier AI systems.
—Harry Booth / Paris, TIME, 6 Feb. 2025
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“Synthesize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/synthesize. Accessed 16 Feb. 2025.
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