coapting

Definition of coaptingnext
present participle of coapt

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for coapting
Verb
  • The neighborhood/area The hotel has a plum position on the Eendrachtsplein, a buzzy town square in the heart of the city with trams, buses, and a metro line connecting it to all corners of town.
    Chris Schalkx, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Jan. 2026
  • The film stars Sally Field as a widow who bonds with a giant Pacific octopus, while also connecting with a young man (Lewis Pullman) in need of direction.
    Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 7 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • Fire crews assisted with keeping the baby's airways clear, clamping and cutting the umbilical cord, and wrapping the little one in a towel to stay warm.
    Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 9 Dec. 2025
  • The vineyard says the town updated its noise guidelines the year after the business opened in 2017, unfairly clamping and shuttering the series for years at a time.
    Heather Bushman, IndyStar, 13 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • According to charging documents, police were able to identify McKee by linking him to a car that arrived in the Tepes' neighborhood shortly before the murders and left just after the homicide.
    Adam Sabes, FOXNews.com, 10 Jan. 2026
  • Here in 2026, the first segment linking Bakersfield and Merced is still years away.
    Sal Rodriguez, Oc Register, 9 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • Flex your left knee at a 90-degree angle and place the rope around the mid-foot, clasping the rope with the right hand.
    Gerard Hartmann, Outside, 3 Nov. 2025
  • Next page, clasping hands with Schweitzer in her satin, white wedding dress with a rose bouquet.
    Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 9 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The research team claimed that their innovation involves applying a specialized coating to critical components to prevent hydrogen bubbles from adhering, thereby enabling smoother hydrogen release.
    Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 14 Dec. 2025
  • The results also highlight the importance of maintaining a healthy weight, optimizing metabolic health and adhering closely to established cancer treatments and follow-up, according to the researchers.
    Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 14 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • The Messthetics—the band formed around Fugazi’s rhythm section of Joe Lally and Brendan Canty—released their debut album in 2018 and a follow-up a year later, before uniting with jazz saxophonist Lewis.
    Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 9 Jan. 2026
  • Fighting social services fraud is an issue that seems to be uniting the major parties.
    Tony Aiello, CBS News, 8 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • With belt-cinching streamers straining to do more with less, sloppy vibe calibration has become a common problem.
    Judy Berman, Time, 8 Jan. 2026
  • The 56-year-old star contrasted the delicate netting with visible black boning on her bodice, giving the waist-cinching corset design some extra structure.
    Lara Walsh, InStyle, 31 Dec. 2025
Verb
  • Prior to joining Cabot in 2019, Reed won four state championships while at El Dorado.
    Tom Murphy, Arkansas Online, 8 Jan. 2026
  • Left Arrow Right Arrow The Tampa Bay Buccaneers won't be joining the John Harbaugh sweepstakes or any head coaching search, for that matter, heading into 2026.
    Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 7 Jan. 2026
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“Coapting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coapting. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.

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