refine
Example Sentences
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Backtrack a few years, though and he was head of Cargill’s refined oils trading operation in the Western hemisphere — with the additional responsibility of managing the company’s commodity business in Venezuela.
From MarketWatch
About 70% of U.S. refining capacity runs most efficiently with heavier crude, according to the American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers, a trade group.
That report, arriving about three weeks later than usual, will be refined in two successively more accurate estimates in the months that follow, in accordance with the BEA’s usual practice.
Often produced for taste and shelf life, ultraprocessed foods have drawn growing scrutiny from health officials and researchers due to their high amounts of refined ingredients and artificial additives.
From Barron's
The new guidelines call for reducing refined carbs—think white bread—and recommend that people eat two to four servings of whole grains each day.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
