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Synonyms for refining
re·fin·ing
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Princeton's WordNet
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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List of paraphrases for "refining":
refinery, refinement, refine, refineries, grow-out, smelting, fine-tune
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#1172 | culture | |
#2674 | finish | |
#4835 | polish | |
#5397 | refine | |
#8025 | shade | |
#8770 | civilization | |
#11996 | purification | |
#15377 | cultivation | |
#16448 | refinement | |
#17245 | refining | |
#20232 | refinery | |
#28666 | elaboration | |
#30332 | civilisation | |
#31375 | refineries | |
#37939 | nuance | |
#43191 | subtlety | |
#53410 | smelting | |
#182397 | nicety | |
#237860 | purgation |
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Higher teapot demand and stronger refining margins which encouraged higher refinery throughputs have contributed to increased imports.
This investment would move it to the top quartile worldwide in terms of refining competitiveness and increase the site's competitive advantage from crude cracking.
The whole industry is in a mess, iran has 1.5 million barrels per day (bpd) of refining capacity, but it is the wrong capacity. Iran wants western technology and American technology specially.
The (global) inventory situation is going to get worse in the second quarter as we hit the peak refining rate at the end of this quarter, (But) this has been so well documented that its been built into prices. I do think we're close to the bottom and the bottom in prices will be this quarter.
The answer is, bring back jobs, bring back activities, and keep refining our policing strategies. There’s no question in my mind, as the city comes back, that's going to help us to reduce crime and violence.
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