synthesize
verb (used with object)
to form (a material or abstract entity) by combining parts or elements (opposed to analyze).
have been synthesizing
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present perfect progressiveof synthesize.present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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“We went through a massive campaign to globally map the asteroid and have been synthesizing all of that data to get down to our final sample site selections,” Dr. Lauretta said.
From New York Times ● Dec. 12, 2019
To meet that need, chemists Alan McAlees and Nicole Riddell at Wellington Laboratories in Guelph, Canada, have been synthesizing their own PFASs.
From Nature ● Feb. 5, 2019
