immunizing

verb

present participle of immunize
as in enforcing

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for immunizing
  1. enforcing
  2. reinforcing
  3. bolstering
  4. buttressing
  5. inuring
  6. adapting
  7. bracing
  8. strengthening
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  • First is to prevent their further migration by enforcing an international treaty obliging national authorities to treat ballast waters inside incoming ships that may carry such species.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 30 July 2026
  • Yet many of the city’s leaders, apparently supported by voters, view enforcing bans on the open sale and use of narcotics, and forcing addicts off the streets and into treatment, as akin to an act of state repression.
    — Michael Powell, The Atlantic, 30 July 2026
Definition of enforcing
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  • Notably, American family offices themselves actually increased home-country allocation from 86% to 88%, reinforcing Patterson’s diversification framing over one of outright flight.
    — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 29 July 2026
  • Rather than concentrating education at a single point in time, scaffolding supports individuals through a sequence of decisions, building understanding gradually and reinforcing it in context.
    — Debby Moorman, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026
Definition of reinforcing
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  • New look in net Sergei Bobrovsky had been a staple in the crease for Florida for the last seven seasons, bolstering the team in all its recent finals appearances.
    — Ava DiCecca, Sun Sentinel, 24 July 2026
  • This approach cultivates multiple income streams, significantly bolstering career security and lessening reliance on a single employer.
    — Caroline Castrillon, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
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  • Veteran starter Lucas Giolito joined the organization last week, buttressing a shallow rotation.
    — Dennis Lin, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2026
  • The competition with China will hinge not on mimicking Beijing’s methods but on buttressing the core strengths of the United States.
    — LAEL BRAINARD, Foreign Affairs, 10 Nov. 2025
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  • Soaps had become Mary’s panacea, inuring her to her everyday hardships.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 18 May 2026
Definition of inuring
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  • As the front end accelerates, the downstream workflows responsible for adapting and validating that content are buckling under the pressure.
    — Benjamin Faes, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
  • Harnest is adapting in its own way by taking cost out of the process rather than out of the specification.
    — Jasmin Malik Chua, Footwear News, 29 July 2026
Definition of adapting
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  • The ruling has left TPS holders bracing for an uncertain future.
    — Reshma Kirpalani, NPR, 29 July 2026
  • At the same time, immigration advocates and Haitian communities have been bracing for a possible surge in ICE raids in Springfield, Miami-Dade and other communities with large Haitian populations.
    — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 29 July 2026
Definition of bracing
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  • Philippine officials credit the transparency strategy with garnering international support for the Philippines and strengthening its military alliances.
    — Jill Goldenziel, Forbes.com, 30 July 2026
  • On the council, Raman gave the DSA some of its biggest policy wins, strengthening renter protections and passing a significant reform to the city’s rent stabilization ordinance.
    — Maxwell Adler, Vanity Fair, 29 July 2026
Definition of strengthening
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