Thesaurus results for PRACTISING

practicing

verb

variants also practising

Definition of practicing

present participle of practice

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 Robinson, the third-year edge rusher who has an important season ahead of him, was listed as a limited participant in Wednesday’s drills on the injury report after he was seen practicing early in the session during a media viewing period. — David Furones, Sun Sentinel, 18 Sep. 2026 Bills players indicated after practicing in the stadium on Tuesday that the grass felt firmer, and noticed a larger infill of sand. — CBS News, 18 Sep. 2026 Sheik and Sater were practicing Buddhists who met while chanting. — Mark Kennedy, Chicago Tribune, 18 Sep. 2026 Language learning is a sustained challenge that keeps people learning, practicing and adapting. — Karen Stollznow, The Conversation, 18 Sep. 2026 Sheik shared a daughter with his longtime girlfriend, Nora Ariffin, and was a practicing Buddhist. — Rebecca Cohen, NBC news, 18 Sep. 2026 That included their son, Bronze, practicing baseball with Patrick Mahomes. — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 17 Sep. 2026 Up next is Sunday against the Miami Dolphins, who spent the week practicing in Napa after their road loss to the Las Vegas Raiders on Sunday. — Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 17 Sep. 2026 The offensive line could be better than people think, and De’Von Achane is elite, but his best catcher is rookie Chris Bell, who recently started practicing after returning from an ACL injury. — Ted Nguyen, New York Times, 7 Sep. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for practicing

Verb

Some women also criticised police advice urging them to ⁠take extra precautions when exercising or walking alone.

— Reuters, NBC news, 19 Sep. 2026
Even reducing your sedentary time, independent of exercising, lowers your low-grade inflammation.

— Teresa Maalouf, Verywell Health, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of exercising

Verb

Michael Strain, director of economic policy studies at the American Enterprise Institute, a center-right think tank, said Trump would be repeating the same policy mistake as his predecessor, Democratic former President Joe Biden.

— BILL BARROW, Arkansas Online, 11 Sep. 2026
This attempt by Israel to muzzle hope and stifle joy keeps repeating itself in all aspects of Palestinian life.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2026