wonting

verb

present participle of wont
as in habituating

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wonting
  1. habituating
  2. orienting
  3. initiating
  4. acquainting
  5. schooling
  6. informing
  7. familiarizing
  8. educating
Verb
  • The wildlife team tends to the cubs while wearing bear suits to avoid habituating the cubs to humans.
    — Isabel Yip, NBC news, 27 Mar. 2026
Definition of habituating
Verb
  • Re-orienting your attitude toward the earth to be one of stewardship, rather than ownership, feels like the play.
    — Mary Catherine McAnnally Scott, Southern Living, 24 June 2026
  • The same goes for orienting the couch at the right distance and viewing angle.
    — Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 12 June 2026
Definition of orienting
Verb
  • Vowing retribution, Ravana steps in to restore his pride, initiating the conflict that leads to Sita’s abduction.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 30 July 2026
  • Much of the remaining Sino-Soviet similarity changed again in the late 1970s as Deng Xiaoping steered China toward market economics, initiating almost fifty years of economic growth.
    — Frank Lavin, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
Definition of initiating
Verb
  • Rather than acquainting them with the intention of setting them up, Sarah was letting her then-boyfriend meet the family.
    — Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 29 July 2026
  • Now most of the old guard have scrubbed back in for a nine-episode season, which premiered this week on ABC (next day on Hulu), that continues the story of the original characters while acquainting a new generation of interns and colleagues to their comedic chaos.
    — Maira Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 27 Feb. 2026
Definition of acquainting
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  • Google DeepMind's Sierra Leone study, led by research director Irina Jurenka, reports its AI tutor, Guided Learning, helped students gain over a year's worth of schooling in just eight weeks.
    — Dan Fitzpatrick, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
  • Others have continued schooling or gone on to other industries.
    — Kate Sequeira, Los Angeles Times, 8 June 2026
Definition of schooling
Verb
  • Buc-ee's claimed that the unauthorized use of its trademarks, including a smiling animal mascot, were benefitting the Missouri convenience store at Buc-ee's expense, while falsely informing consumers that the two businesses are related.
    — Gabe Hauari, USA Today, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Yet on July 22, as federal firefighters were on high alert as dozens of wildfires were spreading across multiple states, Schulz sent an email to Forest Service staff informing them that the reorganization would begin that week.
    — Chiara Eisner, NPR, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of informing
Verb
  • The athletes took practice runs on Monday, familiarizing themselves with the track ahead of Saturday’s regional finals.
    — Heather McRea, Oc Register, 7 July 2026
  • Our World Cup homepage has the major stories, but a good place to start is familiarizing yourself with the top 50 players of the tournament.
    — Jacob Robinson, New York Times, 11 June 2026
Definition of familiarizing
Verb
  • Over the last few years, the UC system has been under immense pressure to reaffirm its commitment to educating the residents of the state.
    — Christopher Rim, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
  • The company heavily emphasizes one-on-one communication starting at the initial consultation, educating customers and sharing clear next steps throughout the process.
    — Faith Wakefield, USA Today, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of educating
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