registering

present participle of register
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as in entering
to put (someone or something) on a list I have to register my new car when I renew my driver's license

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Recent Examples of registering Facility lacks irreversible registering temperature indicator for mechanical dish machine. — Arkansas Online, 2 Nov. 2026 Unbeknownst to him or any of his representatives, Agyabeng’s previous youth club in Ghana was still registering him as a player there. — Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 29 Oct. 2026 Direct sharing and groups require participants to have Scramble accounts; Team Link lets internal or external collaborators access shared content without registering. — Stackcommerce Team, PC Magazine, 29 Oct. 2026 And like owners of multiple homes, many students are able to choose which of their residences to be that somewhere for registering to vote. — Hansi Lo Wang, NPR, 28 Oct. 2026 Cavataro said the exemptions can be frustrating for people who believe registering their phone numbers on a do-not-call list should protect them from unwanted communications. — Gino Vicci, CBS News, 28 Oct. 2026 There’s been a clear uptick in turnovers for Karl-Anthony Towns, who had four turnovers in each of the first three games of the season before registering seven giveaways against the Pistons on Tuesday. — Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 28 Oct. 2026 Yourex originally faced five felony charges, but pleaded guilty in April to a misdemeanor count of knowingly registering a non-existent person to vote. — Sacbee.com, 27 Oct. 2026 Hilton doesn’t engage in voter fraud allegations Federal authorities this week charged 28 people in California with illegally registering and casting ballots as part of a broader fight to exert more control over elections, which are run by states. — Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for registering
Verb
  • According to Bowles, some NAACP representatives discussed encouraging campus protests or advising families against enrolling their children at FIU.
    — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 29 Oct. 2026
  • Identity restoration assistance is also available to eligible individuals for 24 months from their notification date, even without enrolling in monitoring services.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 29 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Buzelis struggled again, logging more turnovers (five) than points (four) after racking up three early fouls that limited his production.
    — Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 3 Nov. 2026
  • Collins is from Caribou, and Jackson is from the small logging town of Allagash, which is even further north.
    — Caroline Linton, CBS News, 2 Nov. 2026
Verb
  • The Heat continued that surge in the third quarter, opening the second half on a 30-14 run to push its lead up to 23 points before entering the fourth quarter with a 21-point advantage.
    — Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 31 Oct. 2026
  • The Lakers turned the ball over five times in the third and wound up trailing 85-80 entering the fourth quarter.
    — Broderick Turner, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • A week ago, the Chiefs were in Seattle, who signed cornerback Terrion Arnold in August, knowing Arnold is still facing eight first-degree felony chargers, including three counts of kidnapping, which could carry a maximum sentence of life in prison.
    — Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 29 Oct. 2026
  • When the three networks divided up the Big Ten’s TV games last spring, Byczek said NBC also zeroed in on that game, as well as USC’s matchups with Ohio State and Penn State, knowing both would fit well featured in prime time.
    — Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • That gave the team two rookie starters in a home opener for the first time since the NBA began recording starters in 1970-71.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 24 Oct. 2026
  • Saadi stayed on call as Rahbani’s in-house bassist, and Rahbani would return the favor by recording Saadi’s personal projects.
    — Shy Clara Thompson, Pitchfork, 23 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Wright was removed from the ballot two weeks ago by Broward Circuit Judge Michael Robinson, who determined that Wright incorrectly filled out qualifying forms by listing himself as his campaign’s deputy treasurer.
    — Rafael Olmeda, Sun Sentinel, 30 Oct. 2026
  • The free community event will include candy, hay rides and a cakewalk, according to the event listing.
    — Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 29 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Bahdanau was working with artificial neural networks, which had already shown promise in pattern-recognition tasks such as deciphering handwriting and identifying objects in photos.
    — Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 12 Oct. 2026
  • In addition to developing better medicines or perfumes, deciphering the mirror images of molecules can help scientists understand the chemical architecture of life, said chemist Holden Thorp, editor-in-chief of the journal Science.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 8 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • There are even more features on here, like converting audio to MIDI and transcribing your playing into tablature.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 17 Oct. 2026
  • So, instead, Barr begins transcribing Dava’s work—but transcribing turns into editing, and editing into claiming.
    — The New Yorker, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026

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“Registering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/registering. Accessed 5 Nov. 2026.

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