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

Miller and the team yelled countless times over the past few months, through the losses and long practices and abundance of life lessons. —

Andrew Carter, Chicago Tribune, 24 May 2026 As part of the resolution, the Town has agreed to review its current practices, participate in additional annual training, and update its social media policy to ensure alignment with current state and federal laws. —

Logan Smith, CBS News, 24 May 2026 Health officials have raised alarm that traditional funerals and mourning practices can rapidly spread the virus, as the corpses of Ebola victims are highly infectious. —

Erikas Mwisi, CNN Money, 24 May 2026 At Castle Hot Springs in Arizona, guests can tour the three-acre farm and learn about sustainable growing practices. —

Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 24 May 2026 Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (SPACs) offered a route to public markets with materially different disclosure timing, liability exposure, projection practices, and sponsor incentives than traditional IPOs. —

Shivaram Rajgopal, Forbes.com, 24 May 2026 Few hard rules govern their refund practices. —

Christopher Elliott, USA Today, 24 May 2026 Large says it was well farmed from day one, including being planted with massal selection vines and using biodynamic and organic practices. —

Mike Desimone, Robb Report, 17 May 2026 Though laid to rest with a rich assortment of personal items and grave goods, the presence of substances in her grave spoke to the rituals and treatment of the body after death, revealing practices afforded to the Roman elite. —

Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 17 May 2026

Verb

An imam at the mosque, Taha Hassane, said the center practices the lockdown drills multiple times every school year. —

Tim Stelloh, NBC news, 21 May 2026 Martorano practices the bespoke art at its most traditional with custom paper patterns and basted fittings for each garment. —

Eric Twardzik, Robb Report, 20 May 2026 The system relies heavily on reinforcement learning, where Atlas repeatedly practices tasks in simulation environments under varying conditions. —

Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 19 May 2026 Courtesy of the Georgia Senate An attorney in McDonough, Strickland practices law with Smith, Welch, Webb & White and has been active in Henry County civic and church organizations. —

Zachary Bynum, CBS News, 19 May 2026 The agency practices upcycling. —

Steve Scauzillo, Daily News, 18 May 2026 Liesbeth, the youngest daughter, practices the piano relentlessly and dreams of concerts abroad. —

Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 14 May 2026 Joly’s football path took shape while playing for the Harlem Jets, a youth program that practices on weeknights at Wagner Playground, a patch of grass located just a stone’s throw away from the Harlem River. —

Nick Kosmider, New York Times, 1 May 2026 She was pulled into a scheme involving a man who posed as a priest, another posing as an immigration judge, and another posing as Oscar Carrillo, an attorney licensed in Texas who practices tax law. —

Naisha Roy, ProPublica, 29 Apr. 2026

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Noun

Another survivor of the drone strike, Master Sergeant Ann Marie Carrier, said the Army didn't plan for a mass casualty event, and there were never any run-throughs or rehearsals leading up to the start of the Iranian campaign, dubbed Operation Epic Fury by the Pentagon.

— Michael Kaplan, CBS News, 19 May 2026
The juries, on the other hand, have spent the past few months with this music, having observed the performers at pre-parties and rehearsals.

— Glen Weldon, NPR, 14 May 2026