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 Spiezio had been practicing for a situation like this his entire life. — Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 10 Aug. 2026 In addition to practicing at home with a spear to get the slasher movements just right, Haven would also send Schoenbrun videos with different Little Death walk options. — Matt Minton, Variety, 9 Aug. 2026 The gleeful melodies of the church choir practicing next door seeped in. — Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 8 Aug. 2026 While practicing for a sixth straight day, laboring in a heat index pushing 90 degrees, the Chiefs were bound to be a bit ill-mannered. — Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 8 Aug. 2026 This initiative aims to provide crucial financial support to young farmers, offering grants between $10,000 and $50,000 to those under 40 practicing organic and regenerative methods. — Andrew Watman, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026 In November, 1973, Cohn invited his new protégé to a black-tie dinner at the Biltmore Hotel to celebrate his twenty-fifth anniversary as a practicing attorney. — Kai Bird, New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2026 The unlicensed doctor who runs the clinic, Luis Rojas Cabrera, was arrested for practicing without a license and reckless endangerment. — Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 3 Aug. 2026 Along with Norway and Japan, Iceland is one of the only countries still practicing commercial whaling. — ABC News, 1 Aug. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for practicing

Verb

The burgeoning surveillance, Coggins said, raises the prospect of misuse against people exercising their free-speech rights, including protesters.

— Ethan Baron, Mercury News, 7 Aug. 2026
Most of the time, senators exercising this role must rely on gauzy assurances and strained analogies to the candidate’s performance in previous positions.

— Ruth Marcus, New Yorker, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of exercising

Verb

The Dodgers held onto their hope of repeating as World Series champions last year by one foot.

— Dan Freedman, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
These porous lattice designs consist of repeating three-dimensional networks that provide an ideal balance of stiffness, flexibility, and energy absorption.

— Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 3 Aug. 2026