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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  • The question of Wardlaw’s mental health has been brought up before — and is now being used by Republican lawmakers to try to criticize city leaders for not properly enforcing the state’s camping ban for large cities.
    — Alex Brizee, Idaho Statesman, 15 July 2026
  • In an opinion published Tuesday, US District Judge James Boasberg granted a preliminary injunction blocking the State Department from enforcing the policy until the CITR’s lawsuit is resolved.
    — Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 15 July 2026
Definition of enforcing
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  • By asking a federal court to extend one of international law’s strongest protections to Rodríguez, the administration is reinforcing a policy shift that began with its recognition of her government in March.
    — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 22 July 2026
  • Trump won the state back in 2024, reinforcing Arizona's status as one of the nation's premier swing states.
    — Rebecca Schneid, Time, 22 July 2026
Definition of reinforcing
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  • United intend to invest Malard’s fee into bolstering their own ranks this summer.
    — Megan Feringa, New York Times, 14 July 2026
  • The Toronto Blue Jays are bolstering their organizational depth by signing veteran outfielder Daz Cameron, a former first-round pick with five years of MLB experience.
    — Peter Chawaga, Forbes.com, 11 July 2026
Definition of bolstering
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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
Definition of buttressing
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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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  • Audible is adapting the Gothic horror novel for English, Castilian Spanish, French, German, Italian, Latin American Spanish and Brazilian Portuguese.
    — Todd Spangler, Variety, 22 July 2026
  • Her novel The Last Letter sold to Amazon in 2025 with Imagine producing and Anna Klassen adapting.
    — Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 22 July 2026
Definition of adapting
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  • Despite being a step-through, the Vienna exhibited little frame flex thanks to a small bracing bar at the bottom of the frame.
    — William Roberson, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
  • Perhaps not for the fainthearted, this involves being gently slapped with oak branches in the sauna before dipping into a bracing cold plunge (rinse and repeat).
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 July 2026
Definition of bracing
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  • Instead of reacting to symptoms, leaders begin strengthening the conditions that lead to better decisions long after the meeting ends.
    — Amanda Pascale, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
  • The city credited her for playing a royal in strengthening intergovernmental partnerships, leading major negotiations, improving operational efficiencies and guiding Saratoga through complex policy, budget and emergency management initiatives.
    — Nollyanne Delacruz, Mercury News, 21 July 2026
Definition of strengthening
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