immunizing

Definition of immunizingnext
present participle of immunize
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Verb
  • The incident underscored growing tensions between health officials enforcing strict Ebola containment measures and local customs surrounding funerals and burial rites.
    Michael Sinkewicz, FOXNews.com, 22 May 2026
  • The flotilla, involving nearly 500 activists from 45 countries, revives questions over enforcing blockades in international waters amid Gaza’s deepening humanitarian crisis and a fragile, frequently violated ceasefire.
    Suzan Fraser, Los Angeles Times, 18 May 2026
Verb
  • In addiction treatment, encouraging emotional attachment to an algorithm risks reinforcing the very patterns of avoidance and substitution that sustain addiction.
    Steve D. Klein, STAT, 14 May 2026
  • Measures seen as defensive in Tokyo or Manila are invariably interpreted in Beijing as offensive—reinforcing, rather than easing, cycles of suspicion.
    Yu Jie, Time, 13 May 2026
Verb
  • After their disappointing season, Belichick and his staff at UNC also took advantage of the transfer portal, bolstering key positions, edge rusher and tight end especially, to give them a better chance to improve.
    Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 19 May 2026
  • But Canada is focused on bolstering new alliances.
    Reuters, NBC news, 16 May 2026
Verb
  • 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
Verb
  • Soaps had become Mary’s panacea, inuring her to her everyday hardships.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 18 May 2026
Verb
  • As the federal government halts plans to address climate change, states, cities, regions, and even neighborhoods are trying to fill the gap by cutting climate pollution and adapting to extreme weather.
    David Condos, NPR, 19 May 2026
  • The project, called RoSA, short for Robot Scientific Assistant for Accelerating Experimental Workflows, aims to create robots capable of working alongside scientists in real laboratory environments while adapting to changing conditions and different types of experiments.
    Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 18 May 2026
Verb
  • Shoppers are paying today's prices for food because of pressures and policies that are raising the costs of energy, labor, transportation and commodities – not refrigerant upgrade costs that grocers were bracing for down the road, Dalheimer said.
    Betty Lin-Fisher, USA Today, 23 May 2026
  • The continent is nonetheless bracing for a potential wider US troop drawdown expected to be announced as early as today, Politico reported.
    Jeronimo Gonzalez, semafor.com, 22 May 2026
Verb
  • Lean on your network Rather than spending all their time on applications, job seekers should prioritize making and strengthening connections, according to Gavin.
    Sophie Caldwell, CNBC, 19 May 2026
  • Improving wall sit performance comes from consistent practice, proper form, and strengthening the quads, glutes, and core.
    Christa Sgobba, Health, 19 May 2026
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“Immunizing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/immunizing. Accessed 24 May. 2026.

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