Thesaurus results for PRIMING

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Definition of priming

as in teaching

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priming

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verb

present participle of prime

as in drilling

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After the priming, these last areas could be painted simply and almost simultaneously. — Steve Nadis, Quanta Magazine, 12 May 2025 Paint may not adhere well without extensive sanding and priming, which can lead to bubbling and peeling, explains designer Danielle Chiprut. — Asia London Palomba, The Spruce, 5 Feb. 2026 Bridging the gap between makeup and skincare, this priming serum is full of nourishing ingredients that provide TLC. — Tatayana Yomary, Essence, 21 Oct. 2025 Activation requires the techniques of reminding, priming, and reinforcing. — Mary Crossan, Forbes.com, 23 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for priming

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Noun

The city has argued in court filings that the ordinance didn’t specifically ban teaching yoga in its parks, but required people seeking to engage in commercial activity or lectures to obtain a permit.

— Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2026
Noncertified employees – staff like bus drivers, cafeteria workers and teaching assistants – will get a 3% raise.

— Rebecca Noel, Charlotte Observer, 2 July 2026

Definition of teaching

Verb

Although the video does include a rig that involves drilling a mast beam (or thwart) into the canoe’s upper hull edge ( or gunwales), there is also a route that instead uses clamps.

— Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 2 July 2026
Paramount also must win the approval of British and European regulators, who are known for drilling deeply into media matters because of their influence on society.

— Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 30 June 2026

Definition of drilling

Noun

Despite government assurances, humanitarian groups warn that the scale of assistance still falls short of the need.

— Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 3 July 2026
For instance, in addition to covering repairs, Endurance plans come with perks like 24/7 roadside assistance, windshield repair, fob replacement and rental car reimbursement.

— Faith Wakefield, USA Today, 3 July 2026

Definition of assistance

Verb

The footage opens with fortress-like coastal imagery before moving into large-scale period sets, suggesting the film will have the epic scope of Hugo’s story while grounding it in a raw visual language.

— Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 2 July 2026
Jo Adell stranded two runners in the fourth by grounding into an inning-ending double play, and Josh Lowe was left on second base after doubling in the fifth and eighth innings.

— Doug Miller, Oc Register, 30 June 2026

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One of its executives, Anderson, defined agentic treasury as a control system for the movement of money, software that does not merely advise a treasurer but acts, moving cash between accounts, settling invoices, hedging a currency exposure, all with little human prompting.

— Dara-Abasi Ita, Forbes.com, 12 June 2026
The agent can run programs and complete requests without constant prompting.

— Lisa Eadicicco, CNN Money, 3 June 2026

Definition of prompting

Verb

Those experiences, combined with feedback from trainees and employers, have helped shape Buildher's broader approach to preparing women not only technically but also emotionally and physically for work in the industry.

— Christopher Clark, NPR, 5 July 2026
According to a GoFundMe campaign, Martin was preparing to move her family into a new home the day after she was killed.

— Bradford Betz, FOXNews.com, 5 July 2026

Definition of preparing

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The victim in the latest attack had stopped to swim with her boyfriend and friend in the Econlockhatchee River just north of Orlando Sunday afternoon when the alligator bit her, the FWC said in a press briefing.

— Julianna Bragg, CNN Money, 30 June 2026
In the briefing documents, FDA scientists underscored the lack of human data for many of the peptides being considered by the advisory committee.

— Aria Bendix, NBC news, 30 June 2026

Definition of briefing

Verb

Brady is actively mentoring Mendoza, advising him to embody supreme competitiveness, leadership and mental and physical toughness to earn his teammates' respect.

— Trevor Woods, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
Of all his accomplishments, Connaughton took the greatest pride in mentoring generations of graduate students and teaching assistants, according to his obituary.

— Chase Jordan July 1, Charlotte Observer, 1 July 2026

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