participation

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Recent Examples of participation By automatically enrolling employees into workplace savings plans, including HSAs, employers aim to remove the friction that generally comes from asking employees to opt in voluntarily — and, ideally, boost participation among workers. Greg Iacurci, CNBC, 5 Sep. 2026 The central legal argument made by the petitioners revolved around the Kansas Public Speech Protection Act, a law designed to safeguard the constitutional rights of a person to petition and prevent lawsuits that silence public participation. Cuyler Dunn, Kansas City Star, 4 Sep. 2026 The scenery is beautiful, though the onboard entertainment leans into classic all-inclusive territory, complete with a digital saxophone performance, audience participation, and the inevitable Macarena throw down. Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Sep. 2026 The strike has hit container operations particularly hard in Hamburg because due to participation from workers directly responsible for vessel and container handling. Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 4 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for participation
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Noun
  • Moore’s contributions to the offense within training camp were immediate and obvious.
    Joe Buscaglia, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
  • The award celebrates lifetime contributions to painting, sculpture, architecture, music, and theater/film on a global scale.
    Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 8 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • In April 2022, Serrano and Taylor became the first female boxers to headline the legendary New York venue, and, thanks to the involvement of Jake Paul’s Most Valuable Promotions (MVP), the first to earn over $1m each.
    Sarah Shephard, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
  • The informal term — which is not a clinical diagnosis — refers to spouses who remain together while reducing their emotional effort, communication or involvement in the relationship, according to experts.
    Angelica Stabile, FOXNews.com, 5 Sep. 2026

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“Participation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/participation. Accessed 10 Sep. 2026.

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