Collocations for "refining"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "refining" in context.
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refine
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.v
- refine [oil, sugar, gem stones]
- refine [oil] by [heating, boiling, filtering]
- refined for [retail, consumption, bottling]
- refine your [search, criteria, options]
- refine your [strategy, tactics, methods, estimates]
- refine [strategies] to [win, create, ensure, enable]
- refine your [skills, abilities, process]
- refine her [theory, concept, notion]
- refine your [words, handwriting, style of writing]