transcribing

verb

present participle of transcribe
as in recording
to produce a document or record of He transcribed the audio portion of the video for those who were hard of hearing.

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Recent Examples of transcribing And the days are coming when AI is meaningfully involved in clinical care, beyond just transcribing our own words, and the follow-up recommendation deviates from the standard of care. — Frances Mei Hardin, STAT, 7 Aug. 2026 Ideally, the process is not about transcribing information but engaging with it. — James Davis, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026 Voibe processes everything locally and discards the audio right after transcribing. — Stackcommerce Team, PC Magazine, 5 July 2026 While transcribing therapy sessions, Greta becomes obsessed with one of her insufferable boss's patients, a married female Swiss gynecologist. — Caroline Killilea, PEOPLE, 10 June 2026 To prepare for the release of the 1926 census, archivists spent nearly three years conserving, digitizing and transcribing the decades-old data, McBride said. — Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 28 Apr. 2026 With the advancement of technology, there is now a transcribing tool on hand, but Warner says, human transcribing is not only faster, but 99% accurate. — Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 5 Mar. 2026 But while many health care providers already are using AI for administrative duties, such as transcribing patient visits, using it to help diagnose people is still a relatively new field. — Cal Matters, Mercury News, 28 Jan. 2026 But many of the available tools are focused on reducing administrative burden by transcribing clinical visits, drafting notes and formulating appeal letters. — Alexis Kayser, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for transcribing
  1. recording
  2. crafting
  3. composing
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  • His scoreless streak then went the way of the Metrodome before recording a single out in Minneapolis.
    — Gabriel Burns, AJC.com, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Schanuel continued to see the Royals’ pitching well, recording three hits.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 16 Aug. 2026
Definition of recording
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  • Long-term challenges require long-term solutions, and Congress is the branch best suited to crafting such solutions.
    — Bill Cassidy, Foreign Affairs, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Even before Gardner shows up an hour before curtain, a backstage crew is hard at work crafting Lumiere’s signature flame effect.
    — Jenelle Riley, Los Angeles Times, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of crafting
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  • Eisenberg wrote, directed and produced the film, also appearing in it and composing its original music and lyrics.
    — Emiliano de Pablos, Variety, 14 Aug. 2026
  • MarcAurele worked with former Second City director Alan Kliffer to turn three frenzied weeks of writing and composing into a one-night-only concert.
    — CT Jones, Rolling Stone, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of composing

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