networking

Definition of networkingnext
present participle of network

Example Sentences

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Verb
  • Hudson and Moscoso Boedo's teen birth rate study specifically cites the American Time Use Survey, which documented a 44% decline in in-person socializing among teens between ages 15 and 19, from 2003 to 2019.
    Greta Cross, USA Today, 13 June 2026
  • The living room functions as a fluid space—less a room for socializing than a home for their objects.
    Aditi Sharma, Architectural Digest, 13 June 2026
Verb
  • The company is also collaborating with Eri Wakiyama on an exclusive capsule collection to be unveiled at the event.
    Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 9 June 2026
  • For the first time, Paul, 57, is collaborating with his wife, Julie Rudd, who is making her feature film producing debut with the indie.
    Rebecca Aizin, PEOPLE, 6 June 2026
Verb
  • Instead, groups gather on comfortable furniture and chat while sipping cocktails and dealing playing cards.
    Audrey Pachuta, Chicago Tribune, 12 June 2026
  • So there is the chance he can be caught up in some roster roulette when Peterson begins wheeling and dealing.
    Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 12 June 2026
Verb
  • In the months that followed, the pair attended several events together, including the Royal Ascot, where Harriet was seen mingling with members of the royal family.
    Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 8 June 2026
  • The music floats into the night, mingling with the scent of the food trucks still serving here and there.
    Moira McCarthy, Boston Herald, 7 June 2026
Verb
  • In one incident, a cooperating witness testifying in a shooting was allegedly ambushed by gang members and made to choose between overdosing on fentanyl and being shot, an incident corroborated by witnesses including a nine-year-old girl.
    Grace Zokovitch, Boston Herald, 9 June 2026
  • In addition to barring county employees from cooperating with ICE, the measure stops ICE and Border Patrol from housing immigrant detainees in Allegheny County Jail and bars officers from accessing Allegheny's databases and other equipment as part of their operations.
    Finch Walker, USA Today, 9 June 2026
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“Networking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/networking. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.

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