Thesaurus results for PARTICIPATED

participated

verb

past tense of participate

as in shared

to take a share or part eager to participate in the city's cultural life

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Recent Examples of participated Only four provinces in China participated in testing, plus Hong Kong and Macao. — Arkansas Online, 10 Sep. 2026 Ryan had just participated in a panel about mass gun violence that included survivors of the Columbine High School shooting when a colleague approached her. — Brian Maass, CBS News, 10 Sep. 2026 Earlier, Lumen Field participated in a moment’s silence, a tribute to the thousands of lives lost in the terror attacks 25 years ago. — Lars Brandle, Billboard, 10 Sep. 2026 Bains is an experienced private equity and structured finance investor who has participated in numerous media transactions at Saepio Capital, Blackstone and TBC Holdings. — Diana Lodderhose, Deadline, 10 Sep. 2026 Sanctions did not happen until after Narbonne had won the City Open Division title and participated in the state playoffs. — Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 2026 There's been a Welles Crowther Red Bandana 5K run as well that some of our students had participated in. — Dana Taylor, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2026 Over 70,000 people have participated in the challenge since its launch, according to Lee's Instagram. — ABC News, 9 Sep. 2026 Experience Sioux Falls, Downtown Sioux Falls, the Sioux Falls School District and the Denny Sanford PREMIER Center also participated in the project. — Angela George, Sioux Falls Argus Leader, 3 Sep. 2026

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Know More Republicans hold a sizable advantage on public safety in House and Senate battlegrounds, according to new polling commissioned by Giffords this year shared with Semafor.

— Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 10 Sep. 2026
Much of the best advice seems to come back to good communication, a message shared with Matthew by Nicholas, as well as Europe’s 2014 Ryder Cup-winning captain Paul McGinley.

— Caoimhe O'Neill, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026

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After the second plane struck, Doremus knew the crashes were an attack.

— Stephen Rodrick, Rolling Stone, 11 Sep. 2026
Wade knew that despite their apparent uniformity, oceans hide many distinct habitats that differ in temperature, currents, ultraviolet light, chemistry, and oxygen.

— Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 11 Sep. 2026

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