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

New offensive coordinator Gordon Sammis also made sure to use the moment as a teaching opportunity.

— Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 31 July 2026
While Rignol had argued largely over the use of tools like GPTZero, Rouwenhorst made clear that his teaching team had multiple reasons for concern.

— Nate Anderson, ArsTechnica, 31 July 2026

Definition of teaching

Verb

Jacobs did not run with the starters Thursday, but did register a run-stuff and sniff out a screen for what would have been a loss while drilling with the second unit.

— Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 30 July 2026
The challenge has been finding large enough deposits that drilling for the universe’s most abundant element is worth the effort.

— Alan Ohnsman, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026

Definition of drilling

Noun

The Clay County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the public’s assistance to locate a 21-year-old man prosecutors allege held another man against his will at Smithville Lake.

— Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 1 Aug. 2026
The Jackson County Sheriff’s Department is leading the death investigation with assistance from local, state and federal agencies.

— Margaret Baker, Sacbee.com, 31 July 2026

Definition of assistance

Verb

Punk struggled to get Rhodes up for the GTS with his bad knee, and Rhodes returned to grounding Punk by targeting his knee.

— Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026
Emphasizing that any drone can be a threat in a restricted area, the FBI referred to an incident last year during the LA fires when a man flew his drone into a Super Scooper water dropping airship, grounding it for five days.

— Tom Wait, CBS News, 30 July 2026

Definition of grounding

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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
The Five Pillars Of Token Optimization Token optimization requires more than smart prompting.

— Sumeet Agrawal, Fortune, 20 July 2026

Definition of prompting

Verb

Two years after April 8, 2024’s North American eclipse, NASA is once again preparing to broadcast one of nature’s greatest spectacles live.

— Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 3 Aug. 2026
While the summer focuses on prepared foods, the Toupses also do holiday drop-offs during Thanksgiving, Christmas, and even Valentine’s Day that provide ingredients for preparing festive meals at home.

— Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 2 Aug. 2026

Definition of preparing

Noun

But confusion ensued in part because no safety briefing was given, there was a language barrier, and no coordinated evacuation procedure was in place, Discovery said in its release.

— Rebekah Riess, CNN Money, 21 July 2026
In the press briefing Monday, FDA officials also flatly denied issuing an apology to Taylor Farms.

— Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 21 July 2026

Definition of briefing

Verb

Leaders often view time as an obligation, but true leadership involves investing it, like mentoring employees or nurturing family relationships, which yield long-term dividends.

— Doug Melville, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
Consider helping at an animal shelter, mentoring someone, working with a local arts organization, supporting a food pantry, or volunteering at community events.

— Jessica Safavimehr, Southern Living, 30 July 2026

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