participates

present tense third-person singular of participate
as in shares
to take a share or part eager to participate in the city's cultural life

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Recent Examples of participates The debate is becoming less about whether AI works and more about where decisions should reside, how much autonomy should be delegated and who remains accountable when AI participates in the workflow. — Rahul Saluja, Forbes.com, 5 Oct. 2026 The cheerleading team at Evergreen Park participates in a community service project every year. — Melinda Moore, Chicago Tribune, 1 Oct. 2026 How to Book The hotel is part of Morgans Originals, a collection of independent hotels, and participates in Accor’s All Accor loyalty program. — Rachel Howard, Travel + Leisure, 26 Sep. 2026 To play a person that is all too familiar to us, which is the person in a position of power that in order to sustain their power, participates in a deceptive practice. — Jeff Spry, Space.com, 24 Sep. 2026 Create Escape also participates in many classes on- and off-site. — Emily M. Olson, Hartford Courant, 23 Sep. 2026 In the ‘90s-style video of the song, Swift participates in a dance competition and receives three zeroes from the judges. — Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 22 Sep. 2026 For example, Seattle Public Schools also participates in Let’s Go, which serves third, fourth and fifth grades, and includes adaptations for students with additional mobility and cognitive needs. — ABC News, 16 Sep. 2026 Ella’s is also a member of Small Luxury Hotels of the World and participates in the Hilton Honors program. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for participates
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  • Trump will hold a campaign rally in Arizona next week, visiting a county that Crane shares with another Republican congressman.
    — Dan Merica, Washington Post, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Flowers, who grew up in Las Vegas and Utah and who shares three sons with his wife, spoke about the album in his dressing room last month a few hours before the Ford show.
    — Mikael Wood, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2026
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  • Oscar-winning DoP Greig Fraser knows a thing or two about working on challenging movies, from Dune to The Batman, Rogue One to Zero Dark Thirty.
    — Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 10 Oct. 2026
  • But the tragedy conceals something nobody knows, and the falsehoods about Jung-hyun keep growing.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 10 Oct. 2026

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“Participates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/participates. Accessed 13 Oct. 2026.

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