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also practising
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
Since spring, Kansas has replayed those closing moments on the video board when practicing late-game situations.
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Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 21 Oct. 2025
The town, about 25 miles southwest of Daytona Beach, Florida, is home to mediums, psychics and healers, many practicing out of their homes.
—Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 20 Oct. 2025
But with Wilson seemingly not practicing to the team’s standard Miami went with the rookie.
—Omar Kelly
october 20, Miami Herald, 20 Oct. 2025
Lebda was a practicing Christian, and his faith was woven throughout the memorial service.
—Rebecca Noel, Charlotte Observer, 19 Oct. 2025
He’s been practicing for over 30 years, and in 2017, Richmond Memorial Hospital named him Physician of the Year.
—Keith Langston, PEOPLE, 19 Oct. 2025
However, according to Nate Taylor of ESPN, Rice said that he's been keeping himself in great shape, practicing in the heat Monday through Friday and doing a workout on Sunday to stay ready for game day.
—Jon Conahan, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Oct. 2025
Meanwhile, our old pal Alexandar Georgiev — the man in net here to start last season — just cleared waivers in Buffalo and was spotted in recent days practicing with the AHL’s Rochester Americans.
—Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 18 Oct. 2025
The Rams, meanwhile, have been practicing on a baseball field all week.
—Coy Wire, CNN Money, 16 Oct. 2025
Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 21 Oct. 2025
The town, about 25 miles southwest of Daytona Beach, Florida, is home to mediums, psychics and healers, many practicing out of their homes.
—Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 20 Oct. 2025
But with Wilson seemingly not practicing to the team’s standard Miami went with the rookie.
—Omar Kelly
october 20, Miami Herald, 20 Oct. 2025
Lebda was a practicing Christian, and his faith was woven throughout the memorial service.
—Rebecca Noel, Charlotte Observer, 19 Oct. 2025
He’s been practicing for over 30 years, and in 2017, Richmond Memorial Hospital named him Physician of the Year.
—Keith Langston, PEOPLE, 19 Oct. 2025
However, according to Nate Taylor of ESPN, Rice said that he's been keeping himself in great shape, practicing in the heat Monday through Friday and doing a workout on Sunday to stay ready for game day.
—Jon Conahan, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Oct. 2025
Meanwhile, our old pal Alexandar Georgiev — the man in net here to start last season — just cleared waivers in Buffalo and was spotted in recent days practicing with the AHL’s Rochester Americans.
—Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 18 Oct. 2025
The Rams, meanwhile, have been practicing on a baseball field all week.
—Coy Wire, CNN Money, 16 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for practicing
Verb
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Darrois revealed that, on his first day in jail, the ex-president dedicated some time to exercising, as well as starting to write his book.—
Charlotte Reck,
CNN Money,
22 Oct. 2025
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These tights fit like leggings and offer a supportive design to stay comfortable while exercising.—
Caley Sturgill,
Southern Living,
21 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Saft put himself through Northeastern University, participating in the school’s co-op program, which allows students to alternate between studying on campus and working in a field of interest.—
Alexandra Schwartz,
New Yorker,
20 Oct. 2025
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Meanwhile, researchers at Johns Hopkins University are studying mini-brains to model diseases like Alzheimer’s and autism.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
20 Oct. 2025
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“Practicing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/practicing. Accessed 26 Oct. 2025.
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