prompting 1 of 2

prompting

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verb

present participle of prompt
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Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for prompting
Verb
  • In 2023, a billboard displaying Graves' photo was placed near the festival site, urging attendees to provide any information to authorities.
    Dan Perry, Newsweek, 3 Jan. 2025
  • AccuWeather experts are urging travelers to avoid unnecessary travel and to prepare for significant disruptions this weekend.
    Amanda Castro, Newsweek, 3 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • His retirement saw the end of an era, creating a vacuum in a sport closely tethered to his name and achievements.
    George Monastiriakos, Newsweek, 31 Dec. 2024
  • What’s more, some Chinese command centers appear to have live video feeds of various platforms under their purview, potentially limiting the autonomy of more junior officers and creating a sense that their every move is under the microscope.
    Sam Bresnick, Foreign Affairs, 31 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • Thursday’s swings also hit the bond market, which had been showing encouraging signals earlier in the day that stress may be easing.
    Time, Time, 11 Apr. 2025
  • Kym was the one sneaking them onto rec teams and encouraging them to join AAU programs.
    Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 10 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • The immediate process of the transformation of the US into a singular, potential revisionist power, is generating enormous volatility.
    Mike O'Sullivan, Forbes.com, 29 Mar. 2025
  • According to city figures, the arena draws more than 1 million guests per year to 230-plus events, generating more than 450,000 hotel nights.
    Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 29 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Readers understood the necessity of balancing discretion and seduction, subtlety and audacity.
    Vince Aletti, New Yorker, 3 May 2025
  • The Renaissance’s old love language — the naughty puns, the sighs of longing and strategies of seduction, the paeans to the beauty of beloveds masked by fanciful Greek and Latin names — had grown obsolete long before Millay’s time.
    A.O. Scott, New York Times, 1 May 2025
Verb
  • According to a forecast from Bank of America Securities, consumers are expected to spend 7% more in 2024 than in 2023, bringing their average anticipated spending up to nearly $2,100.
    Ronny Maye, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
  • The weather should improve across the country by Christmas Day, according to the National Weather Service, as the East Coast storm system bringing snow to the region will leave by Tuesday evening.
    Alison Durkee, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
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“Prompting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prompting. Accessed 21 May. 2025.

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