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Still, drinking and spraying champagne to mark sporting success has remained, with soccer clubs Tottenham Hotspur and Liverpool even bringing non-alcoholic versions into the locker room to ensure everyone could participate in celebrating their respective Europa League and Premier League successes.
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Elias Burke, New York Times, 8 June 2025
Nine men and four women participated, with the top eater from each gender securing a spot at Coney Island.
—Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 8 June 2025
Biles and Gaines' exchange comes as the Trump administration continues to push back against states, including California, which allow transgender athletes to participate in sports that align with their gender identity.
—Kimberlee Speakman, People.com, 7 June 2025
Though an agreement was made in March of 2021 to extend the treaty, after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February of 2022 and Russia’s subsequent refusal to submit to on-site inspections several months later, Moscow officially stopped participating in the treaty the following February.
—Natasha Lindstaedt, Forbes.com, 29 May 2025
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Elias Burke, New York Times, 8 June 2025
Nine men and four women participated, with the top eater from each gender securing a spot at Coney Island.
—Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 8 June 2025
Biles and Gaines' exchange comes as the Trump administration continues to push back against states, including California, which allow transgender athletes to participate in sports that align with their gender identity.
—Kimberlee Speakman, People.com, 7 June 2025
Though an agreement was made in March of 2021 to extend the treaty, after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February of 2022 and Russia’s subsequent refusal to submit to on-site inspections several months later, Moscow officially stopped participating in the treaty the following February.
—Natasha Lindstaedt, Forbes.com, 29 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for participate
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The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City star, 39, shared the sad news in an emotional post on her Instagram Story.—
Dave Quinn,
People.com,
14 June 2025
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Elam also shared portions of one of Lewis' final text messages to her.—
Wesley Stenzel,
EW.com,
14 June 2025
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As someone who lost their father before doing Top Chef and knowing the fire that can ignite someone going into this competition is unattainable.—
Buddha Lo,
People.com,
13 June 2025
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Newsom said in a court filing on Thursday that troops had moved beyond those allowable duties to actively assist ICE agents in making arrests, in violation of a federal law known as the Posse Comitatus Act, which is designed to prevent the military from being used as a domestic police force.—
Sharon Bernstein,
Sacbee.com,
13 June 2025
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“Participate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/participate. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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