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to take a share or part
eager to participate in the city's cultural life
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Recent Examples of participating
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.
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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.
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Alexis Kayser,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Oct. 2025
Itzel Luna,
Los Angeles Times,
28 June 2026
Organizers say about 75,000 marchers are participating in this year's event, which is expected to draw over 2 million spectators.
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Lisa Rozner,
CBS News,
28 June 2026
The jerseys range from host nations USA, Mexico, and Canada to other popular participating countries, including Argentina, Brazil and Portugal.
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Christian Marshall,
Kansas City Star,
28 June 2026
Its unusual structure was first identified by a citizen scientist participating in the RAD@home Astronomy Collaboratory, which allows volunteers to review telescope data and flag unusual features that might otherwise be missed.
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Samantha Mathewson,
Space.com,
27 June 2026
SoFi offers up to $3 million in additional FDIC insurance through its participating banks.
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Andreina Rodriguez,
CNBC,
27 June 2026
To celebrate, FlightHub has introduced a limited promotion offering travelers up to 40 percent off hotels at participating properties.
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Kaitlyn McInnis,
Forbes.com,
27 June 2026
Agassi, Nadal, Pete Sampras, Boris Becker, and Jim Courier are among the tennis luminaries participating in the Djokovic documentary.
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Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
26 June 2026
The campaign encouraged fans this summer to bring the wave back — instead of participating in a rather more damaging routine.
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Jack Lang,
New York Times,
26 June 2026
Adjective
Legal observers are neutral, non-participating watchers who often attend police actions to witness, document and monitor law enforcement behavior.
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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.
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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.
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Alexis Kayser,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Oct. 2025
Verb
It’s not confirmed whether the victims were participating in the naked bike ride, Miller said.
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Itzel Luna,
Los Angeles Times,
28 June 2026
Organizers say about 75,000 marchers are participating in this year's event, which is expected to draw over 2 million spectators.
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Lisa Rozner,
CBS News,
28 June 2026
The jerseys range from host nations USA, Mexico, and Canada to other popular participating countries, including Argentina, Brazil and Portugal.
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Christian Marshall,
Kansas City Star,
28 June 2026
Its unusual structure was first identified by a citizen scientist participating in the RAD@home Astronomy Collaboratory, which allows volunteers to review telescope data and flag unusual features that might otherwise be missed.
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Samantha Mathewson,
Space.com,
27 June 2026
SoFi offers up to $3 million in additional FDIC insurance through its participating banks.
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Andreina Rodriguez,
CNBC,
27 June 2026
To celebrate, FlightHub has introduced a limited promotion offering travelers up to 40 percent off hotels at participating properties.
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Kaitlyn McInnis,
Forbes.com,
27 June 2026
Agassi, Nadal, Pete Sampras, Boris Becker, and Jim Courier are among the tennis luminaries participating in the Djokovic documentary.
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Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
26 June 2026
The campaign encouraged fans this summer to bring the wave back — instead of participating in a rather more damaging routine.
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Jack Lang,
New York Times,
26 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for participating
Adjective
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Adam Martin remembers taking boxes of Panini stickers and their accompanying World Cup albums to a Formula 1 race in May, shortly after his collectibles shop had received a shipment and long before the tournament was to begin.
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Typically, a player of Brown’s status would be enough to push such a package over the top, a replacement leading man and accompanying draft assets.
Verb
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NewsGuard has published study after study showing that popular chatbots are prone to sharing false claims and are vulnerable to propaganda campaigns.
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Now, the city of West Haven has released findings from the acoustic study that was done, identifying a source of the noise complaints in the residential area surrounding Heffernan Drive and sharing corrective actions being taken, officials said.
Adjective
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While the insect has long been present in Germany, its increasing prevalence is due to climate change and is linked to biodiversity loss, according to the EPS-Radar website.
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Alongside the usual go-to technology present in all of Unistellar's smart telescopes, the Odyssey and Odyssey Pro models also have autofocus to help even more when imaging the night sky.
Verb
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Mabinty was remembered as a beautiful soul whose kindness, love, and hardworking spirit touched everyone who had the privilege of knowing her.
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Searching for Sanchez-Munoz Despite police knowing a suspect’s identity so early, Sanchez-Munoz — who was considered armed and dangerous — was still not in custody Wednesday.
Adjective
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Once, out of those 14 calls, the auto-attendant offered to have an agent call me back when one became available.
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Suarez complained of forearm tightness in his pitching arm last week and wasn’t available to throw against the Padres in San Diego.
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“Participating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/participating. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.
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