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as in sharing
to take a share or part
eager to participate in the city's cultural life
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Recent Examples of participating
Alexis Kayser, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2025
Los Angeles Times, 6 Jan. 2026
Mireles was one of nine area high school students participating in the four-day Waukegan Police Department’s Youth Citizen Police Academy at both the police station and other Waukegan locations, learning elements of law enforcement.
—Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune, 6 Jan. 2026
Please read the guidelines before participating.
—Dallas Morning News, 6 Jan. 2026
Which restaurants are participating?
—Rashad Alexander, Kansas City Star, 6 Jan. 2026
Four locations in the San Joaquin Valley are participating in the free breakfast deal, according to a Chick-fil-A spokesperson.
—Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 6 Jan. 2026
The participating airports include Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport, Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky Airport, Blue Grass Airport in Lexington and Barkley Regional Airport in Paducah.
—Leo Bertucci, Louisville Courier Journal, 6 Jan. 2026
The Arkansas Department of Human Services has been following the federal Department of Agriculture’s recent guidance on SNAP, issuing partial benefits to 240,000 low-income Arkansans participating in the nutrition assistance program.
—Arkansas Online, 11 Nov. 2025
The deal is available at participating stores for café and drive-thru orders.
—Tiffani Jackson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 Nov. 2025
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Plus, a study published in JAMA Internal Medicine revealed that patients treated at hospitals that do participate in clinical trials receive better care and have lower mortality rates than patients treated at non-participating hospitals.
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The reminder didn’t dissuade at least five park visitors from participating in a 2023 brawl that was captured on video, showing a woman and man throwing punches at each other and wrestling before others joined in.
—Recent Examples of Synonyms for participating
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There were 10 of us—yes, 10—sharing two toilets.—
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The Blue Lagoon star Christopher Atkins is sharing a health update with fans after recently undergoing surgery.—
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After that deal was struck, the city began negotiating an accompanying agreement with the LA Alliance to reduce the number of street encampments.—
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Even the accompanying food pyramid reflects the reversal, appearing almost entirely inverted from earlier versions.—
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The couple, who did not grow up knowing one another because of estrangements in their families, faced criticism from both sets of parents for the union.—
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Another resident, Carolyn Reeves, said not knowing if the annexation would bring in commercial or residential development raises suspicion.—
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Many drivers forget to update their policy, however, leaving them with coverage that no longer fits their present circumstances.—
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Other volunteers were present and documented the encounter.—
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While fast charging is already challenging at room temperature, low temperatures exacerbate kinetic limitations, triggering lithium plating on graphite anodes and sharply reducing available capacity.—
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In the same time frame, the number of homes that are valued at $500,000 went from 5% to 25% of the city’s housing stock — making up a quarter of what’s available in Olathe.—
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“Participating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/participating. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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