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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After 15 years practicing law, he won election to the San Francisco Board of Supervisors in 2010.
In February 2023, the Washington State University art history professor and practicing glassblower was studying a private collection of Roman glass cage cups at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City.
From Science Daily
Laufey: I have a classical music background, and you don’t quit halfway through practicing because you don’t get a passage.
From Los Angeles Times
But I was practicing a new way of eating a sloppy burger that my brother taught me.
From Los Angeles Times
A majority of the Supreme Court are practicing Catholics.
From Los Angeles Times
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