Thesaurus results for PRACTISING

practicing

verb

variants also practising

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 Swiping through the rest of the personal snapshots, the sisters are seen over the years enjoying ice cream cones on a New York City stoop, hugging, sharing a swing, practicing ballet, and posing with their famous mother backstage at Cinderella on Broadway. —

Kathleen Perricone, Entertainment Weekly, 23 June 2026 This is also why training must be carefully engineered so as not to conflate practicing simple tasks with complex problem-solving. —

Ulrik Juul Christensen, Forbes.com, 23 June 2026 For example, rather than practicing an entire song on the piano over and over, separate out the hardest part. —

Liz Regalia, Parents, 23 June 2026 But all the girls are excited, practicing their twerks in the mirror and running through potential lines. —

Kathleen Walsh, Vulture, 22 June 2026 In addition to practicing law, Doug started producing music, as well, and has earned six Grammy Awards. —

Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 22 June 2026 Ahead of its next match in the FIFA Men's World Cup, team Haiti was running drills and practicing at Stockton University on Tuesday. —

Ryan Hughes, CBS News, 17 June 2026 Even if a few stumbles and missteps are an inevitable part of practicing this kind of communication, developing deep connections is too important not to try. —

Jessica Dulong, CNN Money, 16 June 2026 Ahead of Argentina’s first match at Arrowhead on Tuesday, Messi has been practicing at the Sporting KC Performance Center in Kansas City, Kansas. —

Jenna Thompson june 16, Kansas City Star, 16 June 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for practicing

Verb

Although incapable of exercising the right of suffrage themselves, why may it not be exercised for them by that active part of the society which exercises the same right for others equally incapable of acting for themselves.

— Ann Manov, Harpers Magazine, 23 June 2026
The difficulty lies in the fact that setting boundaries does not mean exercising authority harshly.

— Jose Luis Gonzalez Rodriguez, Forbes.com, 23 June 2026