Synonyms for refining
re·fin·ing

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1. refining, refinement, purificationnoun

   the process of removing impurities (as from oil or metals or sugar etc.)

   Synonyms:
   purgation, nicety, culture, elaboration, shade, subtlety, civilization, cultivation, polish, nuance, civilisation, finish, refinement, purification

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1. List of paraphrases for "refining":

   refinery, refinement, refine, refineries, grow-out, smelting, fine-tune

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1. Jeff Klearman:

   There is a structural problem with the oil and gas industry and that has to do with refining capability, oil companies, not just in the Jeff Klearman but globally, have not expanded refining capacity. That continues to pressure gas prices.

2. The European Commission:

   The companies' activities are largely complementary and they are generally not active at the same level of the supply chain. However, both parties are present in the business for specialty chemicals for the mining and refining industry.

3. Kim Woo-kyung:

   That caused global oversupply and refining margins to tumble as demand couldn't (keep) supporting the increasing supply.

4. Joseph Todd:

   We've been treating the whole thing as a bit of a general election dry run, really... refining campaigning techniques and trying to come up with new ones, this is the next step for the Corbyn Project.

5. Industry Minister Mohammad Reza Nematzadeh:

   Some downstream (companies) like petrochemical industries or refining industries, they are all either privatised or the ones left are going to be privatised.