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
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  • 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
  • In many cases, reverse recruiting is about not only identifying existing openings but also creating opportunities by initiating conversations that otherwise would never take place.
    — Gabe Dymond, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026
  • The technical agreement allows AMPERA to integrate specialized external neutron sources directly into its proprietary reactor architecture, a critical requirement for initiating and controlling its unconventional fission process.
    — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 8 July 2026
Definition of initiating
Verb
  • 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
  • The challenge will be acquainting full-time workers with the ins and outs of contract careers.
    — Joe McKendrick, Forbes.com, 21 Jan. 2026
Definition of acquainting
Verb
  • 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
  • Financing On Saturday, the NFL sent a memo to the other 31 teams informing their leadership about the deal.
    — Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 14 July 2026
  • Khalra’s investigation alleged that thousands of people who had disappeared were cremated anonymously by police without informing their families or maintaining official records.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 10 July 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
  • This story was published in partnership with The War Horse, an award-winning nonprofit news organization educating the public on military service and veterans.
    — Sonner Kehrt, Sacbee.com, 9 July 2026
  • The light-bodied black lager was named in honor of the International Dark Sky Association, which works to combat light pollution by educating people on responsible lighting practices.
    — Jill Robbins, Southern Living, 9 July 2026
Definition of educating
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