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

In team periods Saturday, Joly motioned around the slot and outside, similar to how Engram lined up throughout practices last year. —

Luca Evans, Denver Post, 10 May 2026 Consumers seeking greener options should look for third-party certifications from organizations like the Forest Stewardship Council, which verify sustainable forestry and manufacturing practices. —

Los Angeles Times, 10 May 2026 Others are opting for restorative practices, which emphasize group conversations where students share feelings and perspectives to build community and resolve conflict. —

Stacker, Hartford Courant, 9 May 2026 Agricultural and traditional farming practices might be to blame. —

Wendy Altschuler, Forbes.com, 9 May 2026 The Mercury also got a boost from spot starter Jovana Nogic, who had two practices with Phoenix during training camp before being forced into the starting lineup due to an injury to Sami Whitcomb. —

Sabreena Merchant, New York Times, 9 May 2026 Wanda Enos Bachelor is on the board of the Indigenous Futures Society, which advocates for Indigenous ecological practices that were erased during the gold rush. —

Jennifer Wilson, New Yorker, 4 May 2026 Unions tend to bargain with employers on scheduling practices and protect workers from the economic fallout, said Virginia Goellgast, a professor at Cornell University that has studied unionized call centers. —

Huo Jingnan, NPR, 3 May 2026 Each garden reflects years of learning, experimentation, and dedication, and offers visitors a chance to see professional-level gardening practices applied in real home landscapes. —

Markis Hill, Kansas City Star, 3 May 2026

Verb

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 Instead, the Valkyries are honing in on making training camp practices more competitive in the leadup to the season opener. —

Nathan Canilao, Mercury News, 24 Apr. 2026 The leading national civil rights organizations have made clear that many of the DEI practices the administration’s executive orders target are, in fact, lawful. —

Monique B. Jones, Chicago Tribune, 20 Apr. 2026 Here, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration practices something called self-certification. —

Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 8 Apr. 2026 Nevarez practices visualization before every game, standing by herself, bat in hand, visualizing how that day’s pitcher will pitch to her. —

Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Apr. 2026 This year, the government joined a lawsuit against UCLA in federal court, alleging that the David Geffen School of Medicine illegally practices affirmative action. —

Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 4 Apr. 2026 Iran practices honest bludgeon work. —

Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 4 Apr. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for practices

Noun

Training to Be Ellie Houston The performance has been months in the making, with Ellie deep in rehearsals and training to get her stamina half-time ready.

— Audrey Noble, Vogue, 9 May 2026
Tomorrow’s event marks Russia’s defeat of Nazi Germany, and usually involves months of rehearsals and a huge military parade.

— Tom Chivers, semafor.com, 8 May 2026