as in to delight
to take part in an activity in a superficial way
She dabbled in drawing and painting but sculpture was her favorite medium.
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Recent Examples of dabble
On the other hand, Bit Digital has delivered the biggest margins of any bitcoin miner dabbling in AI.
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Colin Harper, Forbes, 26 Nov. 2024
The final piece of the puzzle, Jisoo, is dabbling in acting.
—Anna Kaufman, USA TODAY, 15 Nov. 2024
Hitesh Chimanlal Doshi started dabbling in India’s energy sector in 1985 using a 5,000-rupee ($60) loan from a relative.
—Samuel Burke, Fortune Asia, 29 Oct. 2024
Finch first dabbled in food media writing restaurant reviews for the Stanford University student newspaper in college.
—Jennifer Maas, Variety, 24 Oct. 2024
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Colin Harper, Forbes, 26 Nov. 2024
The final piece of the puzzle, Jisoo, is dabbling in acting.
—Anna Kaufman, USA TODAY, 15 Nov. 2024
Hitesh Chimanlal Doshi started dabbling in India’s energy sector in 1985 using a 5,000-rupee ($60) loan from a relative.
—Samuel Burke, Fortune Asia, 29 Oct. 2024
Finch first dabbled in food media writing restaurant reviews for the Stanford University student newspaper in college.
—Jennifer Maas, Variety, 24 Oct. 2024
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The 6-year-old then grins, apparently delighted by the news.Andy Biggs, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 2024
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These will help create market demand, and ultimately delight customers with the introduction of innovative new products that will benefit their lives.Emily Ketchen, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
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Southern Kitchen After entertaining extended family and cooking a robust Thanksgiving dinner one short month before, Myles Moody says his mother kept the food simple on Christmas morning growing up.The Tennessean, The Tennessean, 27 Dec. 2024
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Image Near Campus Martius Park in Detroit, a member of the Detroit Circus wore a dreidel hat and entertained a crowd at a menorah lighting.Philip Pacheco, New York Times, 26 Dec. 2024
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In an earlier episode, the family’s patriarch, John Dutton, played by Kevin Costner, was murdered.Lisa Respers France, CNN, 16 Dec. 2024
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Vincent Trocheck stressed the need to play tighter and have short memories on the ice.Peter Baugh, The Athletic, 16 Dec. 2024
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In a year of exuberance and dread, songs came from every which way to comfort, to amuse, to haunt, to tantalize.August Brown, Los Angeles Times, 10 Dec. 2024
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Kraus and Nuzzi, who had profiled Kennedy the previous fall, were amused.The New Yorker, The New Yorker, 2 Nov. 2024
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Here are three cookie recipes that are likely to please even the pickiest eater on your Christmas list.Christine Rousselle, Fox News, 18 Dec. 2024
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Complex enough to please any Monk's regular, but still accessible to the hop-haters. 433 Fairmount Ave.; open Thursdays and Fridays 3-10pm, Saturdays 12-10pm, Sundays 12-8pm.Shane Savitsky, Axios, 12 Dec. 2024
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“Dabble.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dabble. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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