decocting

verb

Definition of decoctingnext
present participle of decoct
as in reducing

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  1. reducing
  2. refining
  3. cleansing
  4. clarifying
Verb
  • As research progresses, there is hope that these new strategies will provide patients with better options for recovery, reducing the physical and emotional toll of scarring.
    Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Automated Back-Office Operations AI uses advanced analytics and machine learning to add efficiency to back-office operations, increasing productivity and reducing costs.
    Babu Sivadasan, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of reducing
Verb
  • This year, Roberts saw a different late-season mindset from the 31-year-old, a singular focus on refining the feels in his short, explosive swing and tapping back into his top form.
    Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2024
  • This involves formulating hypotheses, testing them and refining them based on observed outcomes.
    Thomas Lim, Forbes, 2 Oct. 2024
Definition of refining
Verb
  • Data quality requires periodic audits and data cleansing to help sustain high standards over time.
    Cristian Randieri, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
  • Additionally, routinely cleansing and updating your data without prohibitive fuss requires you to think differently about data management.
    Ricardo Madan, Forbes, 16 Oct. 2024
Definition of cleansing
Verb
  • These grand pronouncements are being made at the same time that a flurry of industry news has been clarifying AI’s historically immense energy and capital requirements.
    Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 17 Oct. 2024
  • The government introduced evidence showing a 1,000% rise in the use of such guns for criminal purposes in the years before the ATF issued its clarifying rule.
    Noah Feldman, The Mercury News, 15 Oct. 2024
Definition of clarifying
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