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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
Over the past two decades of practicing emergency medicine, my shifts have begun the same way — walking past a room full of people waiting for care.
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Iyesatta Massaquoi Emeli, STAT, 2 June 2026
Hotel guests can discover their inner artist by learning or practicing techniques in their suite with views of the park.
—Irene S. Levine, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
In a Nike video on Instagram, the tennis player was pictured practicing on court as a phone buzzed and rang.
—Meg Walters, InStyle, 1 June 2026
Then, things were so bleak that even Boeing’s immense size and vaunted legend wasn’t enough to lure the top brand, practicing CEOs.
—Shawn Tully, Fortune, 1 June 2026
The video shows Williams practicing on a tennis court when her phone begins to ring and chime continuously.
—ABC News, 1 June 2026
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.
—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
Iyesatta Massaquoi Emeli, STAT, 2 June 2026
Hotel guests can discover their inner artist by learning or practicing techniques in their suite with views of the park.
—Irene S. Levine, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
In a Nike video on Instagram, the tennis player was pictured practicing on court as a phone buzzed and rang.
—Meg Walters, InStyle, 1 June 2026
Then, things were so bleak that even Boeing’s immense size and vaunted legend wasn’t enough to lure the top brand, practicing CEOs.
—Shawn Tully, Fortune, 1 June 2026
The video shows Williams practicing on a tennis court when her phone begins to ring and chime continuously.
—ABC News, 1 June 2026
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.
—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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for practicing
Verb
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One theme that emerged during Stanford’s discussion was the importance of exercising power through institutions.—
Britney Porter,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2026
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If evenings remain the only realistic window, the data still fully supports exercising then.—
Allison Palmer
June 1,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
1 June 2026
Verb
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Over the course of Gregory Orr’s long career, his poems have become increasingly incantatory, more and more like chants or psalms, repeating, reformulating, reaching for the edges of the same rich metaphors.—
Craig Morgan Teicher,
Literary Hub,
1 June 2026
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Those tactics — long throws and their trademark inswinging corners — are worthwhile repeating tonight.—
Liam Tharme,
New York Times,
31 May 2026
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“Practicing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/practicing. Accessed 3 Jun. 2026.
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