exercising

verb

present participle of exercise
1
as in exerting
to bring to bear especially forcefully or effectively a senator who consistently exercises his clout in Congress to get pork barrel projects for his state

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2
as in practicing
to do over and over so as to become skilled the only way to exercise your writing skills is to do more writing

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3
as in using
to put into action or service commended the firefighters for exercising really good judgment in that emergency

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4
as in bothering
to trouble the mind of; to make uneasy the slightest change in travel plans is enough to get him all exercised

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Recent Examples of exercising Potential applications include monitoring workers at construction sites and factories, as well as athletes and people exercising outdoors in hot conditions. — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 10 Oct. 2026 Paulina Porizkova is enjoying the benefits of exercising after starting to work out. — Lori A Bashian, FOXNews.com, 10 Oct. 2026 Zuckerberg and Meta made a concerted effort to repair relationships within the GOP and align with the conservative faction of Silicon Valley that has succeeded in exercising broad influence over the administration’s tech priorities. — Clare Duffy, CNN Money, 8 Oct. 2026 He is being targeted for exercising his constitutional right to have a large family. — News Editor, CBS News, 6 Oct. 2026 Examples under laws enforced by the Labor Commissioner include filing certain wage complaints, exercising rights under the Labor Code and raising some workplace health or safety concerns. — William Jones, Sacbee.com, 2 Oct. 2026 Stepping away for a walk, exercising or doing something hands-on reconnects you with your senses and grounds you in the present. — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 2 Oct. 2026 After 10 weekly sessions at Guy’s and St Thomas’ Hospital, class attendees are encouraged to continue exercising at home or in a local gym. — Latoya Gayle, PEOPLE, 27 Sep. 2026 The habits most consistently linked to lower blood pressure include eating a balanced diet with plenty of fresh vegetables and fruit, exercising regularly, managing stress, limiting alcohol and avoiding tobacco and nicotine products. — Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 25 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for exercising
  1. exerting
  2. practicing
  3. using
  4. bothering
  5. applying
  6. utilizing
  7. distracting
  8. exploiting
Verb
  • With broader crypto legislation stalling in Congress, regulators are exerting their existing powers to address individual parts of the market, said Jeff Ko, chief analyst at blockchain infrastructure service provider ViaBTC.
    — Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Trump successfully exerting political control over the Fed would be extremely bad news for just about everyone.
    — Cameron Peters, Vox, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of exerting
Verb
  • There were some concerns that the dress was too awkward and heavy to move in, with the bride reportedly practicing her curtsey multiple times.
    — Stephanie Bridger-Linning, Vanity Fair, 10 Oct. 2026
  • The case is ongoing with Dawson (Loyola) and White (KU) practicing with their respective teams.
    — Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 10 Oct. 2026
Definition of practicing
Verb
  • And with the National Cancer Institute preparing a major randomized trial of multicancer screening tests using cancer death as the endpoint, the agency should also consider whether approving Grail’s test will impede that work.
    — H. Gilbert Welch, STAT, 6 Oct. 2026
  • The short treatment menu includes facials and massages, using Tribe517 products.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of using
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  • The goal is not to solve what’s bothering you but to let the thoughts move through.
    — Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 22 Sep. 2026
  • Lane Kiffin will stroll off the LSU bus later this afternoon, acting as if none of the noise is bothering him.
    — Trey Wallace OutKick, FOXNews.com, 19 Sep. 2026
Definition of bothering
Verb
  • The team is currently applying this approach to devices installed across wall panels or doors to harvest ambient temperature differences.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 8 Oct. 2026
  • British police acknowledged applying for the warrants under the wrong statutory provision, the judge said while stipulating that the misconduct investigation against the king's brother could continue.
    — Steve Hendrix, Washington Post, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of applying
Verb
  • The second allows the devil to slide into his DMs, utilizing a seduce-and-destroy approach that will eventually lead to Sutskever becoming OpenAI’s resident Chicken Little and the tech industry’s conscientious objector.
    — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 6 Oct. 2026
  • His third model, more formally speaking, released just months after the Air Penny 3 while also utilizing Foamposite technology for its upper.
    — Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of utilizing
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  • Maybe his conning can be curtailed someday, but the thought there’d ever be enough distracting chaos for a similarly lengthy follow-up is almost too much to bear.
    — Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2026
  • The text was crisp and easy to read, the matte display minimized distracting reflections, and the ink paper mode made reading comfortable.
    — Kimberly Gedeon, PC Magazine, 27 Sep. 2026
Definition of distracting
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  • As the unit enters its second year, its priorities remain identifying victims and building cases against those exploiting them.
    — Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 8 Oct. 2026
  • Still, hackers can infiltrate companies by duping an employee into installing malware on their computer or exploiting unknown vulnerabilities in their software or network.
    — Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of exploiting

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“Exercising.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exercising. Accessed 11 Oct. 2026.

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