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 Newsome missed the Giants’ Week 7 win in Houston while in concussion protocol but participated in practice Monday. — Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 3 Nov. 2026 Stephany Mahaffey on the other hand participated with specific goals. — Roger Simmons, The Orlando Sentinel, 3 Nov. 2026 Liberty Christian was forced to forfeit all games the ineligible player participated in. — Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Nov. 2026 Jimmy Fallon, Adam Scott and Rita Wilson were among the celebrities who participated. — Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 3 Nov. 2026 More than 20 players and coaches from the 2016 squad participated in the champions gate festivities, part of a larger weekend celebration that included a private gathering with nearly all players, coaches and staff from the title team. — Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 2 Nov. 2026 The photo shows Suarez, who has participated in city races before, wearing a T-shirt and bib for the Frozen Bonsai 5K in Prospect Park in March. — ABC News, 2 Nov. 2026 However, not every NHL team has participated in one of those events. — Ian Thomas, CNBC, 2 Nov. 2026 The union has 100,000 members but not everyone participated in the strike. — Corey Schmidt, Sacbee.com, 27 Oct. 2026

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According to an email from a Secretary of State attorney shared with the Star-Telegram, Super has been in violation of the Texas Election Code for scheduling ballot board members in a lopsided manner.

— Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 Nov. 2026
The building’s 42,000 square feet of amenities will be shared among a relatively small number of residents.

— Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 2 Nov. 2026

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Heo Kang Il, an elite defector who managed a North Korean restaurant in China and in 2016 brought 12 of his staff with him to South Korea, knew people subjected to revolutionization and was subjected to it once himself.

— Jieun Baek, Foreign Affairs, 30 Oct. 2026
Everyone who knew and worked with him was familiar with his stories, often told in a regional Texas twang and often more than once – and occasionally with a remarkable addendum.

— Keith McDermott, Vanity Fair, 30 Oct. 2026

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