chancing

present participle of chance

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of chancing About two-thirds of Levshunov’s even-strength ice time this season has come alongside Kaiser, and the Blackhawks haven’t been scored on in those minutes, while significantly out-chancing opponents. Mark Lazerus, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for chancing
Verb
  • Avoid an infestation by using a natural method to get rid of the eggs, larvae, and adult carpet beetles without risking harm to children or pets.
    Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 20 Oct. 2025
  • No more going over your lashes repeatedly and risking damage.
    Kiana Murden, Vogue, 18 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • There’s been a misguided assertion that what’s happening with ICE is only a Latino issue, but ICE’s bombardment of both Black and Brown communities in Chicago demonstrates otherwise.
    Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 21 Oct. 2025
  • Have those conversations started about the possibility of those films still happening or not?
    Carly Thomas, HollywoodReporter, 21 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • In doing so, Berchtold was able to spend increasing time with Jan, even giving her a job at his furniture store.
    Alex Gurley, PEOPLE, 18 Oct. 2025
  • In borrowing from a patchwork of references, and steeping them in a brew both sacred and profane, D’Angelo was doing more than homage.
    Vann R. Newkirk II, The Atlantic, 18 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Inflation data from July, August and September specifically are used as benchmarks to help set the COLA for the coming year.
    Steve Kopack, NBC news, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Westintrends Outdoor Folding Adirondack Chair Winter is coming, but this Adirondack chair is built to handle it.
    Mariana Best, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Attendees watched a video feed of the exercise occurring nearby on Pendleton’s Red Beach while a narrator gave a play-by-play of the action over a loudspeaker.
    Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Oct. 2025
  • Strong winds are occurring but are not so strong as to warrant a High wind warning.
    NC Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 20 Oct. 2025

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“Chancing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chancing. Accessed 25 Oct. 2025.

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