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synthesize

to combine diverse information or ideas into a coherent whole

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Six example sentences with synthesize, each labelled with its topic.

  • The review had to synthesize forty studies on sleep, diet and memory into one usable set of recommendations.

    Science

  • Her book synthesizes ship manifests, parish registers and tax rolls into a single readable account of the port's growth.

    History

  • The curator managed to synthesize protest posters, factory photographs and folk embroidery into one exhibition with a clear argument.

    Art

  • Kant tried to synthesize the rival schools of his day, joining what the senses give with what the mind supplies.

    Philosophy

  • The consultant's job was to synthesize forty interviews into three recommendations the board could act on.

    Business

  • The judgment had to synthesize a century of scattered rulings into a single test that lower courts could apply.

    Law

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