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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
Verb
  • For starters, Congress doesn’t have unlimited authority to preempt state laws or restrain states from enforcing their own laws.
    — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 16 Sep. 2026
  • Conservatives laud her department for funding school-choice programs and enforcing parental rights across the country.
    — Arthur Jones II, ABC News, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of enforcing
Verb
  • Defense Minister Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz said Tuesday that soldiers from an engineering regiment were reinforcing border guard infrastructure along the Polish-Ukrainian frontier.
    — Anna Noryskiewicz, CBS News, 18 Sep. 2026
  • Leaders are responsible for modeling those behaviors, setting clear expectations and reinforcing them through coaching and feedback.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of reinforcing
Verb
  • The Chicago Blackhawks opened training camp with three-time Stanley Cup champion Patrick Kane back on the roster, bolstering their own hopes of returning to the postseason.
    — Matt Zahn, CBS News, 18 Sep. 2026
  • The Mets initially brought in Young on a one-year, major-league contract in December of 2024 with an eye on bolstering the club’s depth.
    — New York Daily News, New York Daily News, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of bolstering
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
Definition of buttressing
Verb
  • But even from the start, before Mona properly goes off the deep end, The Debut starts inuring us to her heightened perspective.
    — Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 6 Sep. 2026
  • Soaps had become Mary’s panacea, inuring her to her everyday hardships.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 18 May 2026
Definition of inuring
Verb
  • The average company is 109 years old, and more than half have been in business for over a century, surviving global conflicts and adapting through multiple industrial revolutions.
    — Sam Birchall, Fortune, 16 Sep. 2026
  • The company used that approach to develop the sodium-ion cell while adapting its existing manufacturing expertise to the new chemistry.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of adapting
Verb
  • These comments were a relief to investors who may have been bracing for signs of softness and a possible guidance cut.
    — Jeff Marks, CNBC, 16 Sep. 2026
  • On the Equality of All Things is a bracing book with a bracing perspective.
    — Adam Frank, NPR, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of bracing
Verb
  • Crews continued mopping up the fire Monday, strengthening containment lines and extinguishing hot spots at least 300 feet inside the perimeter.
    — Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 21 Sep. 2026
  • Spain’s Secuoya Studios has tapped Carla Gómez as head of development and executive producer for Latin America, strengthening its creative and production operations in the region.
    — Emiliano de Pablos, Variety, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of strengthening
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“Immunizing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/immunizing. Accessed 23 Sep. 2026.

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