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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In recent days, viewers were treated to the younger eagles practicing their wing flapping and preparing to make their first official flights.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 28, 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
Max, who has been practicing drums constantly in the extra unit, is planning a backyard show with his rock band in July.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 20, 2026
"We want to be a place where there's a mixing of lots of perspectives, and this is us practicing what we preach -- a cosmologist working closely with a condensed matter theorist."
From Science Daily • Jun. 19, 2026
But he had no intention of dropping his accent, and he was never not practicing his English.
From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny
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