domesticating

present participle of domesticate

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Recent Examples of domesticating Lonpi Tipi added that domesticating larvae production ultimately would lead to solving problems related to access to protein- and nutrition-rich food. Emmet Livingstone, NPR, 20 Sep. 2025 But where chimps might merely poke over the ashes, our lineage at some point took the next step in promoting and even domesticating the flames — perhaps picking a smoldering stick from the edges of one grassland, and lighting the grassland in the next valley over. Peter Brannen, Big Think, 28 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for domesticating
Verb
  • The science—or art—of cultivating beneficial attitudes and habits amid prodigious privilege is nascent.
    Christina Binkley, Robb Report, 11 Oct. 2025
  • There is a focus on the other side of motorsports, where students learn skills such as marketing and public relations, social media, cultivating sponsorships, setting and managing a budget, and finding ways to generate revenue to help fund the program.
    Jordan Bianchi, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The shutdown means no new students can begin training.
    Fortune, Fortune, 13 Oct. 2025
  • The shutdown means no new students can begin training.
    Brian Strzempkowski, The Conversation, 11 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • That's brought employees from many different cultures together, rather than breeding a unified corporate mindset from its founding.
    Alex Sherman, CNBC, 14 Oct. 2025
  • Prior to being rescued, Neve was used for breeding.
    Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The idea of waves propagating through a barrier has been around for a long time, since before the existence of quantum mechanics.
    Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 8 Oct. 2025
  • Such a blatant falsehood making it to the press conference betrays the fact that there is no limit to how false something has to be in order for this administration to resist propagating it.
    Rafael Perez, Oc Register, 25 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • This watch guide was created using technology provided by Data Skrive.
    Data Skrive, New York Times, 14 Oct. 2025
  • Vote as many times as you’d like until then without using bots or any other artificial methods of voting.
    Nathan Canilao, Mercury News, 13 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Despite Cameroon being an oil-producing country that is experiencing modest economic growth, young people say the benefits have not trickled down beyond the elites.
    Jason Ma, Fortune, 12 Oct. 2025
  • My husband was producing a TV series when our son was born, and he was gone for at least 12 hours a day.
    Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 12 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Techno-economic analysis To ensure that a power plant utilizing this technology would be profitable, SwRI conducted a techno-economic analysis, modeling both plant performance and hour-by-hour costs over a full year.
    Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 16 Oct. 2025
  • To review or object to instances where our partners assert a legitimate interest in utilizing your data, please visit our vendors page.
    Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 15 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Arctic seals rely on sea ice for breeding and raising their pups, as well as for moulting, resting and accessing foraging areas.
    Doyle Rice, USA Today, 18 Oct. 2025
  • So far Pakistan’s diplomatic game is raising cheers back home.
    Sophia Saifi, CNN Money, 18 Oct. 2025

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“Domesticating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/domesticating. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.

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