gloving

present participle of glove

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gloving
Verb
  • Set in the same Chicago neighborhood the Tony Award winner grew up in, the work focuses on three generations of Black women grappling with the trauma of state violence, intergenerational trauma, parental sacrifice and community displacement.
    Karu F. Daniels, New York Daily News, 10 Apr. 2025
  • Her second book chronicles her experience adopting a child from Ethiopia and grappling with motherhood and trauma.
    Daniel R. Depetris, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • The White Sox, though, had other ideas, grabbing Smith with the first pick of the draft for $100,000.
    Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2025
  • The Ravens believe in drafting corners every year, and the first-round selection of Nate Wiggins in 2024 won’t prevent them from grabbing another cornerback early.
    Jeff Zrebiec, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Ukraine launched its shock incursion into Kursk in August, swiftly capturing territory in what was the first ground invasion of Russia by a foreign power since World War II.
    Christian Edwards, CNN, 15 Mar. 2025
  • California has long struggled with chronic drought and water scarcity—Newsweek spoke to two experts about whether capturing water from fog may be able to help.
    Mark Davis, Newsweek, 15 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • Basically, Bibb is totally nailing it.
    Christian Allaire, Vogue, 19 Mar. 2025
  • The trick to nailing the design is to paint lines of different widths and let each color dry before painting the next.
    Sophia Panych, Allure, 13 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • This is an instinctive behavior due to their nature as predators, storing energy to use it later when catching prey.
    Mark Davis, Newsweek, 14 Mar. 2025
  • The agency said gushes of water flooded downstream villages, catching the children who were fishing or doing laundry on a nearby river by surprise and also destroying agricultural equipment and killing livestock.
    Compiled by Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 14 Mar. 2025
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“Gloving.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gloving. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.

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