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Recent Examples of priming
Asia London Palomba,
The Spruce,
5 Feb. 2026
Bridging the gap between makeup and skincare, this priming serum is full of nourishing ingredients that provide TLC.
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Tatayana Yomary,
Essence,
21 Oct. 2025
After the priming, these last areas could be painted simply and almost simultaneously.
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Steve Nadis,
Quanta Magazine,
12 May 2025
Again, hinting that the physical movement is the important aspect of rhythmic priming.
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New Atlas,
9 Apr. 2025
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Paint may not adhere well without extensive sanding and priming, which can lead to bubbling and peeling, explains designer Danielle Chiprut.
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Asia London Palomba,
The Spruce,
5 Feb. 2026
Bridging the gap between makeup and skincare, this priming serum is full of nourishing ingredients that provide TLC.
—
Tatayana Yomary,
Essence,
21 Oct. 2025
After the priming, these last areas could be painted simply and almost simultaneously.
—
Steve Nadis,
Quanta Magazine,
12 May 2025
Again, hinting that the physical movement is the important aspect of rhythmic priming.
—
New Atlas,
9 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for priming
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The city has argued in court filings that the ordinance didn’t specifically ban teaching yoga in its parks, but required people seeking to engage in commercial activity or lectures to obtain a permit.
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Noncertified employees – staff like bus drivers, cafeteria workers and teaching assistants – will get a 3% raise.
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Although the video does include a rig that involves drilling a mast beam (or thwart) into the canoe’s upper hull edge ( or gunwales), there is also a route that instead uses clamps.
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Paramount also must win the approval of British and European regulators, who are known for drilling deeply into media matters because of their influence on society.
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Despite government assurances, humanitarian groups warn that the scale of assistance still falls short of the need.
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For instance, in addition to covering repairs, Endurance plans come with perks like 24/7 roadside assistance, windshield repair, fob replacement and rental car reimbursement.
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Center fielder Jakob Marsee put the Marlins ahead with an RBI single before second baseman Xavier Edwards drove in another run while grounding into a double play.
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In a recent interview, Jenny Bates Heaton, new Tedx speaker and a former Fortune 500 organizational development executive, shared how grounding individual and systemic decisions in authentic values can revolutionize the corporate ecosystem.
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One of its executives, Anderson, defined agentic treasury as a control system for the movement of money, software that does not merely advise a treasurer but acts, moving cash between accounts, settling invoices, hedging a currency exposure, all with little human prompting.
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The agent can run programs and complete requests without constant prompting.
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On the 10th anniversary of the Brexit referendum, Britain is preparing for its seventh prime minister in a decade.
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Latvian intelligence is warning that Russia is preparing possible provocations against the Baltic states or Poland, including drones or any other hybrid attacks, in an effort to pressure NATO countries to stop supporting Ukraine.
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The victim in the latest attack had stopped to swim with her boyfriend and friend in the Econlockhatchee River just north of Orlando Sunday afternoon when the alligator bit her, the FWC said in a press briefing.
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In the briefing documents, FDA scientists underscored the lack of human data for many of the peptides being considered by the advisory committee.
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That could mean leading a project, taking on a stretch assignment, mentoring a newer employee, or working with another department.
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Beyond his entrepreneurial achievements, Holmes is deeply committed to mentoring the next generation of leaders.
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“Priming.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/priming. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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