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A prototype thesaurus in development offers synonyms based on the context of a word in a sentence rather than just the word itself.
Type "financial sector" in a word processor and the thesaurus suggests "financial system" and "financial industry," instead of synonyms for "financial" and "sector" separately. Or enter an entire sentence and Word will completely rewrite it.
"Investors are expecting details on the Treasury Department's plans to fix the financial industry"? Nah. How about, "Investors are awaiting information on the Treasury Department's program to overhaul the financial sector"?