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 The Idaho Transportation Department, whose Division of Motor Vehicles is tasked with registering the e-motorcycles and issuing driver’s licenses, has struggled to provide clear statewide guidance on what riders need to do to follow the law. Rose Evans august 4, Idaho Statesman, 4 Aug. 2026 Owners are responsible for registering and updating microchip details. Jen Reeder, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026 The date stood out to Browning, who’d lost thousands in anticipated shillings when 584 steerage and 253 second-class passengers chose drowning in a Canadian river over registering at one of his boarding houses near the port of Liverpool. Claire Carusillo, Harpers Magazine, 4 Aug. 2026 Ticket interest for the NFL’s Melbourne match has surpassed the Melbourne Cricket Ground’s 100,000-seat capacity, with more than 151,000 fans registering interest. Sam Birchall, Fortune, 4 Aug. 2026 The colossal balete next to the chapel and barangay hall appeared to lean closer to the site of the capture, the shivering of leaves and roots and branches registering in the air as vague applause. Literary Hub, 3 Aug. 2026 The process includes verifying the signature on the ballot with the signature the individual used when registering to vote. Grace Hase, Mercury News, 3 Aug. 2026 In the course of its hundred and forty-nine performances, the Eras Tour literally inscribed itself into geological time, the vibrations from the stomping fans registering on the Richter scale. Mitch Therieau, New Yorker, 1 Aug. 2026 At Hartberg, Sangare made 48 appearances, scoring three goals and registering four assists. Tom Burrows, New York Times, 1 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for registering
Verb
  • Republican lawmakers have attempted several times to restrict the ability of undocumented immigrants from enrolling in higher education institutions in Florida, but have failed to pass legislation as recently as the 2026 legislative session.
    Ana Goñi-Lessan, Miami Herald, 4 Aug. 2026
  • And joining them this week at practice, after just enrolling this summer, is a freshman wideout who some believe will be the best of the bunch, top-60 recruit Boobie Feaster.
    Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 1 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Festival hours were extended, operations adjusted and the mechanical pickle kept spinning, logging nearly 1,800 rides.
    Gabby Sartori, USA Today, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Historically, mountain properties were trappers’ cabins, logging outposts or alpine dairy herding HQs.
    Catherine Dunwoody, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • With the Chiron retrograde entering Taurus this month, your sense of self-worth will be a central focus, Aries.
    Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 Aug. 2026
  • Chicago Bears tight end Colston Loveland is entering his second season with the franchise and has momentum heading into this fall.
    Trevor Woods, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • But knowing how these shows work, Aaron will probably go home and Bryan and Bi will make it to the final to continue their rivalry there.
    Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 31 July 2026
  • Not knowing the answer, the contestants used their lifeline to ask host Jimmy Kimmel.
    Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 30 July 2026
Verb
  • Judge William Sullivan impounded the call, prohibiting the press from recording or broadcasting the audio.
    Colleen Cronin, Boston Herald, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Palencia would have established himself as one of the sport’s top closers, and the Cubs wouldn’t have needed to set a franchise record with 13 pitchers recording at least one save.
    Patrick Mooney, New York Times, 2 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Attached was a spreadsheet listing more than 3,000 ISBNs along with instructions to match titles, prepare quotes and estimate shipping costs directed to China.
    Tatiana Sataua, Fortune, 31 July 2026
  • The listing agents are Diane Kingshill and Jason Lee Villarreal with Martha Turner Sotheby’s International Realty.
    David Caraccio Updated July 31, Sacbee.com, 31 July 2026
Verb
  • Western San Gabriel Mountains/Highway 14 Corridor When an air quality alert pops up on the radar, deciphering its implications is crucial.
    Southern California Weather Report, Daily News, 30 July 2026
  • Jonestown afflicted Naipaul’s vision, his way of deciphering not just political manias but the dreariness of urban life, the perpetual doom of the nuclear-arms race.
    Hua Hsu, New Yorker, 14 July 2026
Verb
  • Voibe processes everything locally and discards the audio right after transcribing.
    StackCommerce Team, PC Magazine, 5 July 2026
  • Speaking ideas aloud and transcribing them for AI input also preserves natural rhythm.
    Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 27 June 2026

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