accessing

Definition of accessingnext
present participle of access

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of accessing According to a report, participation in adult learning remains limited, with only around 40% of adults engaging in any form of learning each year, while cost and time constraints remain among the most significant barriers to accessing training opportunities. Daniel Fusch, USA Today, 8 May 2026 Previously, Shepherd said accessing the waterfalls took some climbing and difficult movements that prevented people with disabilities from attending events. Addison Wright, Chicago Tribune, 8 May 2026 For thousands of college students in the Sacramento area and across the nation, accessing course materials, assignments and grades online is currently not possible. Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 8 May 2026 But current state law barred DOI from accessing the full ACS history in 17 of those deaths. Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 6 May 2026 There needs to be follow-up and a pipeline of continuous improvement from policy reform to community help to close the wealth gap, which has barred Latino people from accessing and maintaining wealth. Kamal Morgan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 May 2026 It is called the fusion centers, run by local police, maintaining capabilities that are invasive and violate, accessing all devices, all. Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Oc Register, 4 May 2026 Investing in training and accessing programs to support internships, apprenticeships or training for incumbent workers through Maryland MEP, Maryland Department of Labor and others can be invaluable for long-term success. Mike Kelleher, Baltimore Sun, 30 Apr. 2026 Airplanes Despite regulations for captioning in television and coding that makes captioning available on home DVDs and Blu-ray discs, individuals who are deaf have a difficult time accessing captioning services when flying. Encyclopedia Britannica, 30 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for accessing
Verb
  • Before entering high school, Andrew’s Sean Gagen had a choice to make.
    Jeff Vorva, Chicago Tribune, 7 May 2026
  • The 6-8 Barlow, who averaged just under nine postseason minutes per game off the bench entering Game 2, totaled 16 minutes Wednesday.
    Fiifi Frimpong, New York Daily News, 7 May 2026
Verb
  • Sheriff’s deputies even used ground-penetrating radar and cadaver dogs to search Ruben Flores’ Arroyo Grande property in 2021.
    Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2026
  • Susan Flores’ Arroyo Grande home has been searched multiple times during the 30-year investigation, but Parkinson said there have since been advances in the soil science and the ground-penetrating radar investigators are now using to scour the property.
    Chelsea Bailey, CNN Money, 8 May 2026
Verb
  • Thawing ice along a riverbank, the shallows capturing the reflection of one of the grandchildren; the burning flame of a wick disappearing into a birthday cake; the deep, dark tunnel of a fleeting set of train tracks, as piercing as the endless blue eyes of the toddler in the diptych beside it.
    Casey Cep, New Yorker, 9 May 2026
  • This tank, more than any of its Allied counterparts, sent German designers back to the drawing board to produce the next generation of tanks that featured heavier armor and higher-velocity cannons with greater range and armor-piercing capability.
    Matthew S Williams, Interesting Engineering, 7 May 2026

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“Accessing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/accessing. Accessed 14 May. 2026.

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