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
  • As Cifaldi and his companions started hiking out, the pole awkwardly sticking out of his side, Stillwater County Search and Rescue team commander Ty Williams monitored the group's progress via a dispatcher who took calls from the group.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 30 July 2026
  • But in general, the scuzz in these songs is homogenized, distributed evenly rather than sticking out in clumps.
    — Mitch Therieau, Pitchfork, 30 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
  • Piedmont Park Arts Festival This long-standing arts festival brings out more than 250 sculptors, painters, leatherworkers, glass blowers, jewelers and more.
    — Elizabeth Green, AJC.com, 30 July 2026
  • The effort also targets a long-standing weakness in the domestic industrial base, where defense officials have repeatedly identified precision cast components as a production bottleneck for military propulsion programs.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 30 July 2026
Definition of standing
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  • The Fulton County District Attorney’s Office is handling the prosecution, 11 Alive reported.
    — Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Gloves combine heavy-duty heat resistance with a flexible, comfortable fit for grilling, smoking, cooking and handling hot equipment.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of handling
Verb
  • Senior local official Dagnachew Azbite told the BBC that seven people had been found injured, with five of the victims sustaining serious injuries.
    — Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 5 Aug. 2026
  • Injury news Cristobal also announced Tuesday that tight end Luka Gilbert is out for the season after sustaining an injury at home over the offseason.
    — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of sustaining
Verb
  • Max Martin, Grande sings of blowing through breakups and make-ups and enduring mounting exhaustion with mass notoriety while the music swirls patiently and frequently angrily underneath.
    — Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Historically, enduring businesses like Wedgwood, P&G, and Ford consistently built success by prioritizing customer value, trust, and market expansion, recognizing profits as a natural outcome.
    — Steve Denning, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of enduring
Verb
  • According to reports in France and Spain, however, Torres has been convinced to join former La Roja boss Luis Enrique at the Parc des Princes while on the brink of accepting PSG’s proposal due to feeling undervalued by Hansi Flick.
    — Tom Sanderson, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026
  • But baby boomers aren’t as accepting of the reality as others, according to social media posts on the subject.
    — Teresa Mull, FOXNews.com, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of accepting
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“Reconciling (to).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reconciling%20%28to%29. Accessed 5 Aug. 2026.

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