Thesaurus results for PRACTISES

practices 1 of 2

noun

variants also practises

plural of practice

as in rehearsals

a private performance or session in preparation for a public appearance we held one last practice before the big concert

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as in rituals

a usual manner of behaving or doing the store's practice has always been to honor all major credit cards

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as in exercises

something done over and over in order to develop skill practice makes perfect

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practices

2 of 2

verb

variants also practises

present tense third-person singular of practice

as in drills

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 practices

Noun

Hays said donors can vote with their feet and move to financial firms that have smoother practices. — Hayley Cuccinello, CNBC, 17 Sep. 2026 Asked about the potential ill effects on artists’ practices of the large-scale destruction of books, weighed against the possible benefits of technological progress, Chan and Paul’ had a spirited exchange. — Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 17 Sep. 2026 There are no rules around religious practices, or even requirements that members belong to a specific faith, Vargas said. — Sarah Cutler, Idaho Statesman, 17 Sep. 2026 But Young has seen Metchie return kicks and punts in the preseason and in the practices leading up to Sunday. — Charlotte Observer, 17 Sep. 2026 OpenAI's new tracking and disclosure framework, meanwhile, can help push for other AI developers to also adopt similar practices. — CBS News, 17 Sep. 2026 Now, just several months after a group of concerned parents helped push the Shawnee Mission School District to change its classroom technology practices, a new group up north is tackling the same mission. — Jenna Ebbers, Kansas City Star, 17 Sep. 2026 The caucus also will focus on innovation, competition, and responsible platform practices, among other aims. — Ted Johnson, Deadline, 16 Sep. 2026 Osteopathic principles and practices are more than just an add-on elective. — Torie Bosch, STAT, 5 Sep. 2026

Verb

The women were also forced into mandatory blood tests and gynecological exams, practices Hefner stopped in his clubs following the article's publication. — Jennifer Hassan, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2026 Reinforcement learning is the stage after a base model is trained, in which the system practices tasks and learns which behaviors earn rewards. — Alex Heath, Time, 26 Aug. 2026 Pande is a Brahmin and practices Hindu dietary and ritual practices, such as traveling with his own pots and cookware, in order to draw water from the well and cook his food. — Aishwarya Lakshmi, The Conversation, 18 Aug. 2026 Someone who practices a memory drill becomes very good at that drill, a little better at tasks that closely resemble it, and no better at much else. — Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2026 Fried practices art history and criticism as a poetic, almost magical endeavor. — Carlos Valladares, ARTnews.com, 14 Aug. 2026 The six-year vet often practices with the third team as youth is being served. — Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel, 13 Aug. 2026 These days, that Mora kid practices on a surface — Sonny Lubick Field at Canvas Stadium — named for the former Montana State coach. — Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 5 Aug. 2026 Henderson practices his shot on a mini-basketball arcade game in his basement. — Brandon Goldner, CBS News, 30 July 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for practices

Noun

The rehearsals were intense, with a ton of new choreography and a crash course in how movies are made, since every single one of us in the cast was making our major-film debut.

— Victor Garber, Vulture, 17 Sep. 2026
Hargitay has been in steady rehearsals for the Emmy hosting gig, the first time a woman has hosted the show in 15 years.

— Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of rehearsals

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Yet entrenched misogyny and debates over gender equality within the religion have persisted, particularly over women’s access to temples andcertain rituals.

— Rhea Mogul, CNN Money, 8 Sep. 2026
College football Saturdays run on repetition, with the same soundtrack, symbols and rituals repeated so faithfully that generations of fans know the cues.

— Ira Gorawara, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026

Definition of rituals

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The mindfulness content will include meditation exercises, but also content from doctors, therapists and psychologists, not to mention former ABC News correspondent Dan Harris, who left ABC five years ago to focus on his meditation company.

— Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 10 Sep. 2026
This also means participating in simulation exercises that test decision-making under pressure.

— Susana Sierra, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of exercises

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The study analyzed the sleep habits of more than 11,000 people over seven days, during which participants wore wrist sensors that measured their light exposure.

— Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2026
Successful nonprofits treat these windows as opportunities to build infrastructure and embed habits of action that outlast the celebration.

— Stewart McLaurin, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of habits

Noun

Events at the center have ranged from tai chi to chair dancing, crafts, card games, social media lessons and classes on applying for Missouri’s Senior Property Tax Credit Program.

— Jenna Ebbers, Kansas City Star, 6 Sep. 2026
Dialogue comes from recordings with native speakers, and lessons focus on real-world scenarios like ordering food or navigating an airport instead of vocabulary drills.

— StackCommerce Team, PC Magazine, 6 Sep. 2026

Definition of lessons

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Getting products to other places around the world means customs, shipping and on-the-ground distribution networks.

— Wayne Elsey, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2026
Working in a creative field only strengthened Hayley’s desire to make every element of the celebration feel intentional rather than checking off a list of wedding customs.

— Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of customs

Noun

There’s an almost comically blasé way in which the performers — who are used to such spectacles — go about their work an hour before thousands of audience members will gasp and clap at the same tricks.

— Jenelle Riley, Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2026
But when there isn’t a live event, the venue has been developing a slate of original programming that can run all day and night, with a few 4D tricks up its sleeve too.

— Hilary Lewis, HollywoodReporter, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of tricks

Noun

Gizelle, who has been stirring the pot and playing producer for everyone on the trip, keeps up her conniving ways by sitting down all the RHOP ladies except for Candiace during their Potomac retrospective moment at the party.

— Ile-Ife Okantah, Vulture, 7 Sep. 2026
But in some ways, all those previous games were a drumroll leading up to this one — Super Bowl LXI, in a futuristic $5-billion stadium, absent the lingering restrictions of a pandemic.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 6 Sep. 2026