reconciling (to)

verb

present participle of reconcile (to)
as in sticking out

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reconciling (to)
  1. sticking out
  2. sweating out
  3. standing
  4. handling
  5. sustaining
  6. enduring
  7. accepting
Verb
  • Xuan was seated in a wheelchair with a bandage on the back of his neck and intravenous ports sticking out of his chest.
    — James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Holtz describes it as an extension sticking out in front of the mouth rather than being the mouth.
    — Niranjana Rajalakshmi, Popular Science, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of sticking out
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  • That would not make the nurse — or any Dodgers fan sweating out this postseason — feel better.
    — Mirjam Swanson, Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2026
  • As North Texans continue sweating out summer temperatures, predictions are rolling in on what to expect this winter.
    — Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of sweating out
Verb
  • But the arrangement of rose blossoms has been a long-standing scientific puzzle.
    — Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 13 Oct. 2026
  • In her pristine Los Angeles kitchen, Nora Lum—the actor, comedian, and rapper better known as Awkwafina—is standing over a stove with two burners and losing the fight with both.
    — Elissa Suh, Bon Appetit Magazine, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of standing
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  • Employee did not wash hands after handling raw food and changing gloves, before handling ready to eat foods.
    — NWA Democrat-Gazette, Arkansas Online, 19 Oct. 2026
  • About one-quarter of AAPI adults approve of the way Trump is handling his job as president overall.
    — Terry Tang, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of handling
Verb
  • The Hurricanes took the lead back after Xavier Lucas, who was playing in his first game since sustaining an injury in the season opener, recovered a Riles fumble (forced by Ethan O’Connor).
    — Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 18 Oct. 2026
  • Two of the estimated 400 firefighters assigned to the Norte Fire were stabilized at a hospital after sustaining unspecified injuries battling the blaze, McGovern said.
    — Nicole Acevedo, NBC news, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of sustaining
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  • The film offers an intimate portrait of a defining intellectual voice while examining the enduring question of who has the right to tell their own story.
    — Leo Barraclough, Variety, 19 Oct. 2026
  • Affordable electric bikes usually mean enduring heavy frames, clunky kick-in for the motor and unrefined, unpredictable power delivery.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of enduring
Verb
  • After arriving at the hospital and spending nearly an hour with hospital staff filling out paperwork, I was handed another form accepting financial responsibility.
    — Scott Levenson, New York Daily News, 18 Oct. 2026
  • So the witches must find the son to stop him from accepting the role.
    — Lexi Carson, HollywoodReporter, 17 Oct. 2026
Definition of accepting
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