ACCESSING Synonyms: 24 Similar and Opposite Words

accessing

verb

present participle of access

as in entering

to go or come in or into could not access the bank vault because the lock was controlled by a timer

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Recent Examples of accessing In Amarillo, a former police officer was fired in July after accessing the Flock camera system more than 75 times for reasons outside police work. — Mateo Rosiles, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2026 Agents are accessing SaaS systems like Salesforce, Workday, GitHub and Slack, spinning up downstream workflows without clear visibility and, in some cases, interacting with other agents that further expand access boundaries. — Brian Contos, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2026 Kalshi’s Compliance Department issued the lifetime ban, effective last Friday, against Santos, preventing him from accessing its platform directly or indirectly. — Larry Neumeister, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2026 Some of the proxy networking services that make use of SuperBox take measures to prevent their customers from accessing the local networks of SuperBox users. — Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 31 Aug. 2026 China is also blocked from accessing ASML’s most advanced extreme ultraviolet (EUV) machines. — Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 30 Aug. 2026 Panu mentioned that Novig’s deal with the Mets contains integration with the club’s rewards program, which could also lead to users accessing enhanced experiences at Citi Field. — Tim Britton, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2026 Walsh said the risks created by third-party software accessing sensitive information aren’t unique to ChatGPT or AI. — Tatiana Sataua, Fortune, 26 Aug. 2026 For many Americans, accessing fresh, clean water is as simple as turning a tap. — Simmone Shah, Time, 26 Aug. 2026

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However, entering June, crude prices pulled back significantly, while retail gasoline prices declined at a markedly slower pace.

— , CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026
Late Thursday, Hoffenberg shared with the Tribune a two-hour surveillance video that, at one point, shows Landek and Hoffenberg entering the frame in mid-conversation.

— Dan Petrella, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of entering

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The advancing gas front improves sweep efficiency by penetrating tight, unreached reservoir compartments that standard water-injection floods bypass during secondary extraction campaigns.

— Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 2 Sep. 2026
So, a new ground-penetrating-radar survey of the area was commissioned by the county.

— Oliver Wu, Rolling Stone, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of penetrating

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Agents then raided the Wynwood apartment and found 540 kilos (almost 1,200 pounds) of cocaine, $3 million in cash, 14 firearms and more than 100 rounds of armor-piercing bullets, prosecutors say.

— David Goodhue August 26, Miami Herald, 26 Aug. 2026
Claire’s is trying to recapture its glory as the go-to destination for both tween girls and for piercing.

— Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of piercing

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