reconcile
verb (used with object)
to cause (a person) to accept or be resigned to something not desired.
is reconciling
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present progressiveof reconcile (3rd person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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The show signals that if anger is depression turned outward, then one of the first steps to catharsis is reconciling with yourself.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 10, 2023
One of today’s greatest challenges is reconciling the drive for economic growth and commercial engagement with the impact these activities have on the environment.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 5, 2021
The biggest challenge for Charles is reconciling the family’s workload with its reduced ranks.
From New York Times ● Apr. 26, 2021
One challenge is reconciling it with new results from other researchers that show modern human ancestors mixed with super-archaic groups more recently, in Africa.
From Science Magazine ● Feb. 20, 2020
But Palladium, if not magnificent, is reconciling, the Shakespearian Youth’s Agitations beautiful, and Growing Old delightful, not without a touch of terror.
From Matthew Arnold by Saintsbury, George
