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verb

present participle of prime

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Noun
Follow all steps listed on the label, including etching and priming. Jeanne Huber, Washington Post, 3 Nov. 2023 Otherwise, use high-quality paint that doesn't require priming, such as chalk-finish paint, to create your design. Jessica Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 July 2023 Instead, the authors suggest that the effect may have been driven by 'unconscious behavioral priming'. Neuroskeptic, Discover Magazine, 16 Sep. 2015 Safety reasons aside, pressure washing and priming are important steps before painting, and the pros have specialized equipment, explains Anthony Lara, President and Owner of Picazzo Painting, a commercial and residential painting and home improvement company in Miami. Brittany Anas, House Beautiful, 17 Aug. 2023 See all Example Sentences for priming 
Recent Examples of Synonyms for priming
Noun
  • According to a LinkedIn profile, after his internship Mangione was a teaching assistant at University of Pennsylvania in Data Structures and Algorithms, and also worked as a teaching assistant at Stanford University for a summer program in AI.
    Graham Rayman, New York Daily News, 10 Dec. 2024
  • His experience also lists jobs as an artificial intelligence teaching assistant for gifted high school students.
    Michelle Deal-Zimmerman, Baltimore Sun, 10 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • Specific services offered are medical aid, addiction treatment, mental health support, career assistance, independent living skills, vocational services, peer support services and social activities.
    Jeffrey Steele, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
  • The bill authorizes the expansion of U.S. military resources to assist with migrant interdiction on the border with Mexico and expands U.S. assistance to Israel -- core Republican priorities.
    Democrat-Gazette stafffrom wire reports, arkansasonline.com, 12 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • One flight up, the reception room is a restrained palette of calming blues, earthy browns, and grounding greens that highlights the room’s tall ceilings and leafy outside view.
    Busola Evans, Architectural Digest, 9 Dec. 2024
  • To come back to that set was grounding.
    Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 6 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • Now is the time to start preparing for the EAA.
    Gus Alexiou, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
  • 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
Noun
  • At a media briefing on Monday, the Pentagon's press secretary, Air Force Major General Pat Ryder said defense officials have seen no indication that the drones flying over multiple locations in the U.S. are being controlled by a foreign country.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 17 Dec. 2024
  • In a recent press briefing, Treasury officials said that a $20 billion cut in IRS funding would increase the deficit by $140 billion over the next decade.
    Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • Rosberg responded by securing pole position in Monaco after a controversial trip down the escape road in qualifying, converting that pole into a win and regaining the championship lead.
    Yara Elshebiny, Forbes, 8 Dec. 2024
  • The bilateral treaty recognizes qualifying co-productions as national productions in both countries, opening access to subsidies including support from the Netherlands Film Fund and a potential 35% cash rebate through the Netherlands Film Production Incentive.
    Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 4 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • And by the way, companies can never buy our recommendation: Their products must earn it, fair and square.
    Madison Yauger, People.com, 11 Dec. 2024
  • The draft recommendations also apply to people who were assigned female at birth, including transgender men and nonbinary people.
    Eduardo Cuevas, USA TODAY, 11 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • For me, this approach to innovation—incorporating both operational efficiency and community impact—has become a guiding principle.
    Mustafa Gandhi, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Influencers play a key role in this balance, guiding Gen Zers to brands that offer both quality and value, creating a powerful alignment between consumer desires and brand positioning this holiday season.
    Nandan Sheth, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024

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“Priming.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/priming. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.

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