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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
One of the officers working here had been brought to trial in Germany for practicing the very forms of torture to which I was subjected myself.
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Amer Matar, The Dial, 26 May 2026
Kenyon had been practicing for a few years, and was practically flua.
—Katie Thornton, Harpers Magazine, 26 May 2026
That’s where practicing good digital hygiene can help.
—Lisa Jarvis, Mercury News, 26 May 2026
Wayans is currently on the road, practicing material for his sixth stand-up comedy special.
—Marlow Stern, Variety, 25 May 2026
Saxophonist Sonny Rollins, who spent more than two years practicing in solitude as a young man on a windswept New York bridge to reinvent his playing and become one of the giants of jazz, died at the age of 95 on Monday, May 25, his publicist said.
—William Schomberg, USA Today, 25 May 2026
The players have been practicing twice a day.
—Ren Clayton, CBS News, 25 May 2026
Then, at the peak of his popularity, Rollins went into seclusion, spending the next two years practicing alone on a solitary niche above the East River on a Williamsburg Bridge walkway.
—ABC News, 25 May 2026
Penix is practicing just six months after surgery to repair the ACL in his left knee.
—Michael Cunningham, AJC.com, 20 May 2026
Amer Matar, The Dial, 26 May 2026
Kenyon had been practicing for a few years, and was practically flua.
—Katie Thornton, Harpers Magazine, 26 May 2026
That’s where practicing good digital hygiene can help.
—Lisa Jarvis, Mercury News, 26 May 2026
Wayans is currently on the road, practicing material for his sixth stand-up comedy special.
—Marlow Stern, Variety, 25 May 2026
Saxophonist Sonny Rollins, who spent more than two years practicing in solitude as a young man on a windswept New York bridge to reinvent his playing and become one of the giants of jazz, died at the age of 95 on Monday, May 25, his publicist said.
—William Schomberg, USA Today, 25 May 2026
The players have been practicing twice a day.
—Ren Clayton, CBS News, 25 May 2026
Then, at the peak of his popularity, Rollins went into seclusion, spending the next two years practicing alone on a solitary niche above the East River on a Williamsburg Bridge walkway.
—ABC News, 25 May 2026
Penix is practicing just six months after surgery to repair the ACL in his left knee.
—Michael Cunningham, AJC.com, 20 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for practicing
Verb
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But exercising, socializing, meditating, traveling, making friends, finding love—these also are pretty good things to do.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
26 May 2026
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These include building relationships, interpreting behavior, exercising strategic judgment, and applying ethical reasoning, skills that depend on context, trust, and accountability in ways that remain difficult to automate.—
Ulrich Boser,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2026
Verb
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Researchers have searched for repeating structures within it, such as identical circular arrangements that would indicate a compact universe.—
Manon Bischoff,
Scientific American,
23 May 2026
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Writing for The Motley Fool, Geoffrey Seiler was disappointed that Abel appeared to be repeating Buffett's mistakes.—
Alex Crippen,
CNBC,
23 May 2026
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“Practicing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/practicing. Accessed 28 May. 2026.
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