incurring

verb

Definition of incurringnext
present participle of incur
as in contracting

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for incurring
  1. contracting
  2. pursuing
  3. seeking
  4. catching
Verb
  • Vaccination has prevented billions of children from contracting this disabling and life-threatening disease and is the only way to wipe out polio completely.
    Cynthia Tully, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
  • Camilla, 77, was forced to cancel a number of public engagements after contracting a chest infection in November.
    Taijuan Moorman, USA TODAY, 8 Dec. 2024
Definition of contracting
Verb
  • Rehab works as a case manager with the nonprofit Syrian Community Network, while Feras, who was a physician in Syria, is now pursuing a residency program to continue his medical career.
    Juliana Kim, NPR, 11 Dec. 2024
  • And aside from their interest in Sasaki, the Tigers are likely done pursuing additional starting pitchers.
    Cody Stavenhagen, The Athletic, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of pursuing
Verb
  • Gulf states, meanwhile, are recalibrating their strategies, seeking new opportunities in a post-Assad Syria.
    Guney Yildiz, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Republicans are seeking to exploit a powerful backlash against transgender rights that analysts say helped drive GOP gains in the recent election.
    Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of seeking
Verb
  • Spaces represent the steps in catching, slaughtering and preparing a goose for the festive table, and pitfalls—like a jail, a tavern or death—could lose a player a turn or two, or return them to the start.
    John Last, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 Dec. 2024
  • The company more than survived, catching the eye of private equity giant Blackstone, which purchased Vivient in 2012 for $2 billion.
    Dardan Pula, CNBC, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of catching
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