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policing

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verb

present participle of police

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for policing
Verb
  • The terms governing the use of the character are set out in a 71-page license agreement executive summary which was released in a 2014 hack of Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE).
    Caroline Reid, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025
  • The lawsuit alleges that the park’s ownership violated Florida’s laws governing mobile home evictions, including by raising rents within 90 days of issuing the notice to vacate and by not offering the homeowners’ association the first right of refusal to purchase the land.
    Max Klaver, Miami Herald, 3 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Kevin Jiang Kevin Jiang/Instagram Police obtained video surveillance from a nearby residence.
    Emma Steele, CBS News, 26 Jan. 2025
  • Police are still searching for the man who attacked Young and Chanel after releasing surveillance footage of the suspect late Friday.
    Elizabeth Keogh, New York Daily News, 26 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • Even the bed—a plush, temperature-regulating masterpiece—felt like it had been engineered specifically to cradle you into the best rest of your life.
    Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 30 Dec. 2024
  • The drug may achieve these benefits by regulating cellular growth and metabolism.
    Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 30 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • The best risk management advice for most corporate executives is to not shift with the political winds or expect to be burned eventually.
    Eric Rosenbaum, CNBC, 4 Feb. 2025
  • The programs that are really about the talent management systems that may exist within the corporations.
    Megan Poinski, Forbes, 3 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • They were left operating on fumes by the end, with Ollie Watkins — Duran’s replacement — starved of service and Morgan Rogers consigned to trudging off the pitch, knowing his long dribbling bursts would have scant options ahead of him.
    Jacob Tanswell, The Athletic, 27 Dec. 2024
  • According to Allard, he was issued a misdemeanor summons for failure to obey traffic signal, operating an unregistered motor vehicle and operating without insurance.
    Staff report, Hartford Courant, 27 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • Jacobs-Jenkins’ astute observations of White American life from his perspective as a Black playwright are fresh and illuminating.
    Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Jan. 2025
  • The highest ranking an asteroid has ever reached on the scale is four, briefly achieved by asteroid Apophis in 2004 before further observations downgraded it back to zero.
    Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • The ability to quickly pivot and adjust plans based on unforeseen circumstances, like rerouting lines or managing permitting delays, is essential to success.
    Katherine Latham, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
  • Chelle had been managing Algerian first-division side MC Oran before being appointed Nigeria’s head coach.
    Nnamdi Onyeagwara, The Athletic, 8 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • The compounds remain legal to produce, but are subject to increasing regulation and restrictions on use.
    Ethan Baron, The Mercury News, 3 Feb. 2025
  • Artificial sweeteners, commonly found in diet sodas, have been suggested to influence: Metabolic health Inflammation Vascular function All of the above play a role in heart rhythm regulation.
    Cristina Mutchler, Verywell Health, 3 Feb. 2025
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“Policing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/policing. Accessed 9 Feb. 2025.

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