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also practising
as in exercising
to do over and over so as to become skilled
in order to play the guitar well, you need to practice fingering every single day
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Recent Examples of practicing
Regularly practicing this creates a positive feedback loop.
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Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2025
Parsons, citing a back injury, refrained from practicing and might have been willing to insist he was too hurt to play once the real games began.
—Michael Silver, New York Times, 29 Aug. 2025
In my experience practicing business immigration law for over 40 years, the vast majority of H-1B employers play by the rules.
—Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Aug. 2025
Try relaxing activities, such as listening to calming music or practicing gentle stretches.
—Health, 23 Aug. 2025
The group will be practicing Beatles songs.
—Ramona Sentinel, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Aug. 2025
Nick Harris knows the Cowboys’ roster front to back, and if TCU is practicing, Steven Johnson is probably there.
—Jim Barnes
august 22, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Aug. 2025
At Belmont University, nationally known for its music business program, professors are educating the next generation of musicians and sound engineers on the need to protect their hearing when around loud noises and while at performing, practicing and listening to music.
—Beth Warren, The Tennessean, 21 Aug. 2025
Alexandrova was also a practicing psychologist, having earned a degree from Moscow Pedagogical State University, according to a personal update on her Instagram in November 2022.
—Toria Sheffield, People.com, 17 Aug. 2025
Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2025
Parsons, citing a back injury, refrained from practicing and might have been willing to insist he was too hurt to play once the real games began.
—Michael Silver, New York Times, 29 Aug. 2025
In my experience practicing business immigration law for over 40 years, the vast majority of H-1B employers play by the rules.
—Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Aug. 2025
Try relaxing activities, such as listening to calming music or practicing gentle stretches.
—Health, 23 Aug. 2025
The group will be practicing Beatles songs.
—Ramona Sentinel, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Aug. 2025
Nick Harris knows the Cowboys’ roster front to back, and if TCU is practicing, Steven Johnson is probably there.
—Jim Barnes
august 22, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Aug. 2025
At Belmont University, nationally known for its music business program, professors are educating the next generation of musicians and sound engineers on the need to protect their hearing when around loud noises and while at performing, practicing and listening to music.
—Beth Warren, The Tennessean, 21 Aug. 2025
Alexandrova was also a practicing psychologist, having earned a degree from Moscow Pedagogical State University, according to a personal update on her Instagram in November 2022.
—Toria Sheffield, People.com, 17 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for practicing
Verb
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When exercising or playing in the sun, drink more water and take breaks in the shade to cool down.—
Aubrey Bailey,
Verywell Health,
27 Aug. 2025
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SLAPP suits are a type of costly lawsuit used to silence criticism and prevent people from exercising their First Amendment rights through the threat, or actual application of, baseless and expensive legal proceedings.—
Angele Latham,
The Tennessean,
26 Aug. 2025
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The 600,000 figure is also more than double the number of Chinese students studying in this country in 2023-2024.—
Anna Esaki-Smith,
Forbes.com,
28 Aug. 2025
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Astronomers have long turned to studying other planetary systems in their infancy to glean more information about how exactly the process unfolded.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
28 Aug. 2025
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“Practicing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/practicing. Accessed 5 Sep. 2025.
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