Synonyms for practicing:
adj. operating; busy
adj. causing to function
adj. utilizing
Examples of uses:
Instead of practicing with your friends, why don't you try practicing at keeping your grades up?
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sheldon, look, I been practicing and practicing. I'm getting good at it.
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We're just practicing it. It'll be better at Christmas.
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I've never heard of a practicing architect on an Olympic team.
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Just as soon as I'm done practicing. practicing for what? The Wonderbolts!
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Master So, why aren't you practicing? I'm practicing
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I had no intention whatsoever, that what I was practicing, and what I'm still practicing now would lead to this, to begin with.
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You could also find moments when you do want music—say, while you’re making art or cooking, and it’d be fun to sing along—and invite him to do his practicing and serenade you then.
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Title: The Ethics of Leaving Public Art in Outdoor Spaces, author: awise, url: https://www.outsideonline.com/culture/love-humor/public-art-in-outdoor-spaces/
On the other hand, lower-wattage amplifiers like these aren’t capable of producing the higher volumes required to be heard over a full band, so they’re better suited to mobile practicing or solo performances.
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Title: The best practice amps to hone your skills, author: Jay Cabrera, url: https://www.popsci.com/reviews/best-practice-amps/
For about the past four years, I've been friends with a co-worker who always claimed she'd been a practicing, licensed RN before she decided to fly.
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Title: Miss Manners: Friend might be lying, but you were definitely rude, author: Judith Martin, Nicholas Martin, Jacobina Martin, url: https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/advice/miss-manners-friend-might-be-lying-but-you-were-definitely-rude/2021/03/31/971df858-8b27-11eb-a6bd-0eb91c03305a_story.html
