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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
Verb
Field is among 300 firefighters who are participating in a study to monitor their exposure to cancer-causing chemicals after the LA fires. John Bonifield, CNN, 23 Mar. 2025 In many regions, this time-consuming task prevents them from fully participating in education or income-generating activities, caring for family, and achieving their potential. Matt Damon, TIME, 22 Mar. 2025 Disney’s shareholders have voted to reject a proposal from a right-wing organization that would have had the company cease participating in Human Rights Campaign’s (HRC) corporate LGBTQ+ equality rating program. James Factora, Them, 24 Mar. 2025 While participating in Swamp Apes, this exhausting trait becomes a useful skill. Uma Raja, Sun Sentinel, 23 Mar. 2025 Listen to this article Days after a tent demonstration in support of Gaza had been cleared, Jewish students at Columbia University gathered on Passover to share their reasons for participating in the campus protests. Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 23 Mar. 2025 Multiyear sponsors including Comcast, Anheuser-Busch and Diageo have all backed away from participating. Terry Collins, USA TODAY, 23 Mar. 2025 The program simplifies the returns process and allows taxpayers in 25 participating states to file directly online. Rachel Barber, USA TODAY, 23 Mar. 2025 Eight companies participating in a public-private partnership with the IRS offer free tax preparation software through IRS Free File. Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 11 Mar. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for participating
Adjective
  • The company debuted WhatsApp’s Updates tab in June 2023 along with an accompanying Channels feature that allows people and organizations to send broadcast messages and updates to their followers as opposed to personal conversations.
    Jonathan Vanian, CNBC, 16 June 2025
  • The accompanying short, directed by Thibault LeClercq and written by Butler, was produced in partnership with Passion Pictures.
    Jamie Lang, Variety, 13 June 2025
Adjective
  • The police officers were present while all three boys drowned in the river, though they were never convicted for drowning the boys, the circumstances suggest the officers played a pivotal role in their deaths.
    Danielle Broadway, Parents, 18 June 2025
  • His in-laws, Carole and Michael Middleton, were also present.
    Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 18 June 2025
Adjective
  • What Kind of Paradise by Janelle Brown is available via Random House.
    Janelle Brown June 12, Literary Hub, 12 June 2025
  • For additional help, the Childhelp National Child Abuse Hotline has professional crisis counselors available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, in over 170 languages.
    Kate Linderman, Kansas City Star, 12 June 2025

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“Participating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/participating. Accessed 24 Jun. 2025.

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