coapting

Definition of coaptingnext
present participle of coapt
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Verb
  • Mount Carmel’s Christian Clark has a keen sense of what every pitcher is thinking, especially since the senior catcher spends every game connecting and interacting with his own staff.
    Patrick Z. McGavin, Chicago Tribune, 7 May 2026
  • And now two different studies published in the journal Nature — one connecting the long-term health of adults with their thymic health and the other analyzing cancer therapy outcomes and thymic health — point to the thymus playing an important role in wellness.
    Devika Rao, TheWeek, 6 May 2026
Verb
  • By clamping the bag shut, the clips help keep air and moisture out, which slows staleness and helps food stay fresh longer.
    Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Sacbee.com, 23 Apr. 2026
  • Using long tongs, carefully add each tortilla to the oil, gently clamping closed for a moment to help the shell set.
    Carole Kotkin, Miami Herald, 13 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • After linking the space-junk trajectories to the long-term solar data, the researchers found that increased solar activity boosted atmospheric density around the space junk.
    Julian Dossett, Space.com, 6 May 2026
  • Villaraigosa also attacked Becerra, linking him with a pay scandal involving his former chief of staff, who plead guilty last year to a count of conspiracy to commit bank and wire fraud.
    Ted Johnson, Deadline, 5 May 2026
Verb
  • McDaniels held onto Murray for dear life — often literally clasping his jersey — as the Nuggets tried to run him off every conceivable screen.
    Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 1 May 2026
  • The june bug falls to the bottom of the bag but manages to recover from a new round of kicking by clasping to a leaf.
    María Ospina, The Dial, 31 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Harding’s caucus often has chastised Democrats for not adhering strictly to state budget limitations.
    Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 25 Apr. 2026
  • Kitchen cabinets collect an invisible layer of grease and residue that can prevent new paint from adhering properly.
    Jessica Safavimehr, Southern Living, 13 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Leaders of the city’s political left credited Patel with uniting community groups and labor unions by fostering deep personal relationships.
    Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 28 Apr. 2026
  • The University of Massachusetts poll, fielded among 1,000 Americans, found 74% believe there are more things uniting them than dividing them.
    Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 25 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • The mock neck, cap sleeves, and gold hardware cinching the waist give it a polished, elevated look that could easily pass for something much pricier.
    Chaise Sanders, Travel + Leisure, 14 Apr. 2026
  • Reformation elevated the already-chic basic further by cinching in the waist.
    Kaelin Dodge, InStyle, 15 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • This marks the second time in school history that the Mids collected a top-eight seed, joining the 2013 squad that was seeded eighth.
    Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun, 4 May 2026
  • Jason Goldman, a onetime Google and Twitter executive, has helped to guide his explorations, joining him in meetings with Silicon Valley specialists and Biden-era federal employees.
    Peter Slevin, New Yorker, 4 May 2026
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“Coapting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coapting. Accessed 8 May. 2026.

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