reconcile
verb (used with object)
to cause (a person) to accept or be resigned to something not desired.
reconciling
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present participleof reconcile.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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The researchers had already published work aimed at reconciling argon-argon dating with uranium-lead dating, the two methods most widely used to determine the ages of rocks.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 30, 2026
"The little things that used to annoy us about each other have all gone away," says Noel Gallagher of reconciling with his brother, Liam.
From BBC ● Sep. 7, 2026
The track finds mother and daughter writing to each other about their relationship, reconciling the effects Madonna’s fame had on her firstborn child.
From Salon ● Jul. 8, 2026
His supporters credit him with reconciling the country reviving Tajik culture after the civil war and decades of Soviet rule.
From Barron's ● Feb. 11, 2026
He slowed all his movements, as if focusing his eyes and reconciling what they saw took motion from his muscles.
From "The Marrow Thieves" by Cherie Dimaline
