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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A practicing Catholic and father of four, Rubio is married to the daughter of Colombian immigrants.
From Barron's ● Jul. 29, 2026
Mr. Hiddleston may be practicing speculative archaeology here and there.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026
Those results showed that participants practicing TRE lost an average of 3-4 kilos more than people who received nutritional guidance alone, regardless of when their eating window occurred.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 18, 2026
After about two years of practicing, and a couple of weeks out from an operation on her right hand, Freya realised she might never play the piano with two hands again.
From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2026
“Why didn’t you mention that you two are practicing together?”
From "Muffled" by Jennifer Gennari
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