Thesaurus results for PARTICIPATES

participates

verb

Definition of participates next

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 Federal Reserve Board Governor Lisa Cook participates in a board meeting at the Federal Reserve on March 19, 2026 in Washington, DC. —

Kevin Breuninger, CNBC, 2 June 2026 FIAs tend to have lower maximum annual interest earnings and reduce the extent to which the account participates in the returns of the indexes. —

Bob Carlson, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026 That shift is redefining who participates and why running is culturally relevant. —

Katie Abel, Footwear News, 1 June 2026 The former reluctantly participates in one of the latter's scary real World War 1 reenactments, bringing the struggling-to-stay-sober vet to his breaking point. —

Matt Cabral, Entertainment Weekly, 1 June 2026 Shrestha participates each year in the festival's Parade of Nations, where the city's diverse communities march with their flags. —

Anna Alejo, CBS News, 1 June 2026 Lara also participates in Fuego dancing. —

Janice Neumann, Chicago Tribune, 1 June 2026 The three-star recruit also participates in track and field. —

Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 31 May 2026 Every available soldier in the Old Guard participates. —

Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 25 May 2026

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Verb

Beijing is widely seen to be wary of that program, which has traditionally heightened American focus on the region and risks instability that could impact China, which shares a border with North Korea.

— Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 8 June 2026
Comprising more than 300 folktales and legends from northern Norway, including many from the coastal Sámi and the Skolt Sámi of eastern Finland, this anthology shares narratives told by fishers, farmers, reindeer herders, lay preachers and teachers.

— Mary Ann Grossmann, Twin Cities, 7 June 2026