reconciling (to)

verb

present participle of reconcile (to)
as in sticking out

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reconciling (to)
  1. sticking out
  2. sweating out
  3. standing
  4. handling
  5. sustaining
  6. enduring
  7. accepting
Verb
  • Tamra isn’t wearing any pants to show off her Depends and the silver pubes sticking out of them.
    — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 17 July 2026
  • In the summer of 2024, May found a large gold Tudor ring partly sticking out of the mud.
    — Sam Knight, New Yorker, 17 July 2026
Definition of sticking out
Verb
  • Cade realized the players were sweating out electrolytes — another word for minerals like sodium, potassium and magnesium — and upsetting the body’s chemical balance.
    — Dee-Ann Durbin, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2026
  • Cade realized the players were sweating out electrolytes – another word for minerals like sodium, potassium and magnesium – and upsetting the body’s chemical balance.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 15 Apr. 2026
Definition of sweating out
Verb
  • Arguably, no program was as hot in June at picking up portal commitments, with Miami currently standing at 12 commits.
    — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 17 July 2026
  • There has been a long-standing debate about whether Ronaldinho intended to score a goal or was trying to cross the ball to a teammate.
    — Tushaar Kuthiala, Encyclopedia Britannica, 16 July 2026
Definition of standing
Verb
  • By the 1990s, the responsibility of handling unclaimed and unidentified bodies had shifted to the state’s Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, which works with local funeral homes to arrange burials and cremations.
    — John Moritz, Hartford Courant, 20 July 2026
  • The data can be collected by smartphone apps, transponders and other technology, with the apps able to detect whether a driver is handling the phone and is distracted — a leading cause of accidents along with speeding.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 20 July 2026
Definition of handling
Verb
  • Kylian Mbappé’s powers were diminished in that tournament after sustaining a broken nose, while emerging stars like Michael Olise and Désiré Doué were yet to break through.
    — James Robson, Chicago Tribune, 13 July 2026
  • Sunday, some sustaining injuries while riding motorcycles or bicycles under strong winds or due to slippery road surfaces.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 12 July 2026
Definition of sustaining
Verb
  • Keegan later moved into management, revitalizing Newcastle ​United and taking ​the club to ⁠the brink of the Premier League title in the mid-1990s before enduring a more difficult spell as England manager.
    — CNN Money, CNN Money, 20 July 2026
  • The best thing about this tournament, though, were the fans who left an enduring image.
    — Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 20 July 2026
Definition of enduring
Verb
  • The first Black man, who had struggled throughout the climb, walked away without giving his full name after accepting Hamrick’s thanks.
    — John Blake, CNN Money, 19 July 2026
  • The state is accepting applications for a first round of grants to be used for planning.
    — Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 19 July 2026
Definition of accepting
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