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participating

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verb

present participle of participate
as in sharing
to take a share or part eager to participate in the city's cultural life

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Recent Examples of participating
Adjective
Legal observers are neutral, non-participating watchers who often attend police actions to witness, document and monitor law enforcement behavior. George Petras, USA Today, 8 Jan. 2026 Some of that can surely be chalked up to missing out on the rest and recharge that non-participating players took advantage of during that break, and McLellan confirmed recently that Larkin came back from the tournament banged up, which hampered him. Max Bultman, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2026 Plus, a study published in JAMA Internal Medicine revealed that patients treated at hospitals that do participate in clinical trials receive better care and have lower mortality rates than patients treated at non-participating hospitals. Alexis Kayser, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2025
Verb
MaiaSpace, a subsidiary of Ariane rocket-builder ArianeGroup, is in negotiations with ESA to become the fourth company participating in the European Launcher Challenge. Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 6 Sep. 2026 Also in the app, members will find an option to redeem points for 50 cents off per gallon at participating Shell stations. Mike Snider, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2026 Besides involving production, the partnership between Impulse Cinema also covers international distribution of Italian and international films with Impulse participating as a partner, working alongside Fandango Sales on global sales. Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 5 Sep. 2026 Workers at the Altenwerder, Burchardkai, Eurogate and Tollerort container terminals are participating in the action. Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 4 Sep. 2026 Book by September 30, 2026, and save up to 20% on base rates at participating locations across Canada and the US for travel through September. Jessica Chapel, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 Sep. 2026 The rule is intended to prevent players participating in a match that gets suspended late at night from having to wake up early the next morning to resume play. Rebecca Tauber, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026 The success of this trial was possible through the close and constructive cooperation between the participating German Air Force organisations, the exercise management team and the expert teams from Rheinmetall Air Defence and Hensoldt. Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 30 Aug. 2026 However, live feeders could tell the comp was coming up since those participating in it were dressed in their POV costumes. Christopher Kuhagen, jsonline.com, 30 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for participating
Adjective
  • Games and traditions alike were severely altered or outright shut down as a result of the pandemic and its accompanying lunacy, and the Florida Gators' football program especially felt the brunt of this.
    Austin Perry OutKick, FOXNews.com, 10 Sep. 2026
  • An accompanying podcast, titled the Rabkin Interviews, in which the winners discuss their writing process and perspective on art writing, is forthcoming.
    Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 10 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Safety questions will be even bigger as these aircraft begin sharing more airspace with conventional aviation.
    Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 7 Sep. 2026
  • She was diagnosed with the hepatitis C virus after sharing tattoo needles with ex-husband Tommy Lee in 2002.
    Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 7 Sep. 2026
Adjective
  • Bosnian Serb nationalist leader Milorad Dodik and the Russian ambassador in Serbia, Alexander Botsan-Kharchenko, were among those present at the funeral.
    ABC News, ABC News, 7 Sep. 2026
  • The Classic itself is also creating a new connection between FAMU’s past and present.
    Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 7 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Knowing what matters to 10 people is manageable; knowing what matters to 10,000 feels impossible.
    Candy Fernandez, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2026
  • There’s always a fear of groping around in the dark; of not even knowing who to talk to.
    Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 10 Sep. 2026
Adjective
  • The market already had strong companies and working products, which is why picking the best available option looked sensible at first.
    Sergey Stopnevich, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026
  • For families Cribs and pack ’n’ plays are available upon request in certain rooms.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Sep. 2026

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“Participating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/participating. Accessed 17 Sep. 2026.

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