Thesaurus results for PRIMING

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noun

Definition of priming

as in teaching

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priming

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verb

present participle of prime

as in drilling

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Noun

Paint may not adhere well without extensive sanding and priming, which can lead to bubbling and peeling, explains designer Danielle Chiprut. — Asia London Palomba, The Spruce, 5 Feb. 2026 Bridging the gap between makeup and skincare, this priming serum is full of nourishing ingredients that provide TLC. — Tatayana Yomary, Essence, 21 Oct. 2025 After the priming, these last areas could be painted simply and almost simultaneously. — Steve Nadis, Quanta Magazine, 12 May 2025 Again, hinting that the physical movement is the important aspect of rhythmic priming. — New Atlas, 9 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for priming

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Noun

As a result, every year thousands of students who had contemplated teaching or pharmacy or public service become accidental financiers.

— Ryan Craig, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2026
Bryant, 48, is a licensed financial adviser who has worked in school counseling, adult education and substitute teaching, according to her South Florida Sun Sentinel Editorial Board questionnaire.

— Abigail Hasebroock, Sun Sentinel, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of teaching

Verb

Construction teams last week began drilling the first of 65 on-site wells that will reach depths of 820 feet, where the temperature is roughly 55 degrees year-round.

— Brian J. Rogal, Chicago Tribune, 6 Aug. 2026
Another effective herbicide treatment involves drilling holes 8 inches deep into the stump and pouring herbicide into the holes.

— Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 2 Aug. 2026

Definition of drilling

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Education Minister Prasert Jantararuangtong pledged to provide mental health assistance to students and ramp up security measures at educational institutions.

— CBS News, CBS News, 7 Aug. 2026
Power comes from a mid-drive motor producing 100 Nm of torque, paired with a responsive torque sensor that adjusts assistance based on your pedal pressure.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of assistance

Verb

Harris snapped the tie by grounding a 2-2 pitch into right field as automatic runner Ha-Seong Kim easily scored.

— ABC News, ABC News, 9 Aug. 2026
Detroit put runners at the corners on back-to-back singles by Zach McKinstry and Kevin McGonigle, then Gleyber Torres scored McKinstry despite grounding into a double play.

— Justice delos Santos, Mercury News, 9 Aug. 2026

Definition of grounding

Noun

Without any prompting, the server offered to prepare a plate of food to send to the room.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Aug. 2026
To achieve credibility and build external audit assurance quality, our agents use an advanced chain-of-thought prompting process, which breaks each complex problem into smaller reasoning steps, combined with deterministic guardrails.

— Gargi Ray, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026

Definition of prompting

Verb

DeLeo and her family were spending Saturday at home preparing for their nephew’s 4th birthday party, one day before they were supposed to drive to Uniontown for the funeral of their beloved aunt, when the alert about the fire came.

— Cindy Von Quednow, CNN Money, 10 Aug. 2026
An Alaska Airlines flight preparing to depart Miami International Airport for Seattle reported a disturbance involving threats from customers Sunday evening, according to air traffic control audio.

— Zachary Bynum, CBS News, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of preparing

Noun

Shifts in weather patterns radiate outward to other regions of the globe like sound waves from a bell being rung, said climate and public health researcher Jeffrey Shaman of Columbia University during an El Niño media briefing last week.

— Andrew Freedman, CNN Money, 4 Aug. 2026
The final pretrial conference will be held in February, with both sides completing briefing by the beginning of April.

— Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of briefing

Verb

The significant time and effort involved makes most sense when recruiting, hiring, training, and mentoring large numbers for identical (or at least similar) jobs.

— Ryan Craig, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2026
Miami’s spent two years investing in the unpolished pass rusher, with mixed views, and the hope is that the playing time, and all the mentoring Robinson received the past two seasons begins to pay off in 2026.

— Omar Kelly August 6, Miami Herald, 6 Aug. 2026

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