- present participle of practice.
practicing
Americanadjective
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actively working at a profession, especially medicine or law.
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actively following a specific way of life, religion, philosophy, etc..
a practicing Catholic.
Etymology
Origin of practicing
Example Sentences
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Private-practice attorney Nick Owens and Austin Baurichter, a practicing lawyer and Karley’s husband, began drafting the ConserveOhio petition in March to fight back against local plans to build large-scale data centers across the region.
From Salon • Jul. 9, 2026
Since our reporting on Sawyer aired in February 2025, he has been banned from practicing following a legal injunction brought by Trafford Council.
From BBC • Jul. 5, 2026
“To find we have been ostracized for practicing as Catholics have done for 2000 years is of great anxiety to us.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 2, 2026
"I used to see him practicing it at the beach with his father, and I watched and learned from them," he told AFP.
From Barron's • Jun. 22, 2026
Instead, it is more likely that of the roughly twenty-five million people living in the United States in the early 1850s, more than a million were practicing Spiritualism of some kind.
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
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