accessing

present participle of access

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of accessing Yet a growing number of adults age 60 and older are embracing AI, using it for entertainment, planning trips and even accessing health information. — Robin Brewer, Washington Post, 21 Oct. 2026 Customers also reported difficulties accessing services from Lloyds, HSBC, and Halifax. — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 20 Oct. 2026 Creating a secure plan for accessing that information now can prevent unnecessary complications in the future. — Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 20 Oct. 2026 However, the company's retail segment is a bit more of a question mark, given the company has taken steps to block agentic AI solutions, such as Meta Platforms ' Muse, from accessing the marketplace. — Zev Fima, CNBC, 20 Oct. 2026 From accessing their money to ordering a taxi or takeout, millions of Russians were feeling the impact of Ukrainian strikes on the data centers of the country’s internet giant Yandex in their daily life. — Yuliya Talmazan, NBC news, 19 Oct. 2026 Account Recovery After signing up for an account and accessing your vault, click on the button on your dashboard to create a recovery key. — Kim Key, PC Magazine, 19 Oct. 2026 OpenAI’s public tracker of misalignment, or behavior that goes against instructions or safety rules, now lists 19 incidents, ranging from accessing data without permission to making unauthorized changes to business systems. — Camila Grigera Naón, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2026 The gang had orchestrated a $40 million fraud scheme that was based on accessing the ATM machines. — Anna Giaritelli, The Washington Examiner, 15 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for accessing
Verb
  • For decades, junior accountants learned their trade by reconciling accounts, manually entering data, and grinding through the month-end close.
    — Sam Birchall, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Surveillance video showed two of the men entering the bedroom.
    — Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 23 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Radar love Each low-flying helicopter is outfitted with a ground penetrating radar (GPR) instrument, one that can detect layering in the near surface, at depths unobservable by orbital radar.
    — Leonard David, Space.com, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Lyubka’s compelling storytelling technique is detailed, lyrical, at times, humorous, and therefore deeply penetrating.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 14 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • No wonder some of the film’s most piercing moments are on the periphery.
    — Justin Chang, New Yorker, 23 Oct. 2026
  • But there’s no icy chill to his vision, only the glib confidence that a feel-good montage or a piercing Anohni and the Johnsons ballad will blind us to his film’s lack of human connection.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026

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“Accessing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/accessing. Accessed 26 Oct. 2026.

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