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 Officials have not released an official count of athletes, but the number could match the 12,000 that participated three years ago in the games in Hangzhou, China. — ABC News, 15 Sep. 2026 To date, more than 380 artists have participated in the Virtual PhotoVogue Portfolio Reviews, confirming the lasting value and impact of an initiative dedicated to supporting emerging photographic talent. — Rica Cerbarano, Vogue, 14 Sep. 2026 But people from 33 countries on five continents have participated. — Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 14 Sep. 2026 God bless the first responders and those that participated across the country this morning in stair climbs. — Jon Root Outkick, FOXNews.com, 11 Sep. 2026 Members of Skokie’s Fire Department, along with police officers, emergency service operators and public safety staff participated in an honor guard procession Friday, surrounded by dozens of local residents. — Claire Murphy, Chicago Tribune, 11 Sep. 2026 Thousands participated in the exodus up the highway and into Brooklyn. — Timothy Townsend, Rolling Stone, 11 Sep. 2026 Condoleezza Rice, who was serving as White House national security advisor on 9/11, participated in Friday’s commemoration at the Pentagon. — Collin Binkley, Los Angeles Times, 11 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

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House Democrats will challenge Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on rising costs at a Financial Services Committee hearing on Tuesday morning, according to an internal memo shared with Semafor.

— Eleanor Mueller, semafor.com, 15 Sep. 2026
Not one person, not one thing, but cycles of cumulative, relational and shared actions that are equal parts remarkable and common.

— Supriya Lopez Pillai, Forbes.com, 15 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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