participates

Definition of participatesnext
present tense third-person singular of participate
as in shares
to take a share or part eager to participate in the city's cultural life

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Recent Examples of participates That phrase is a core principle in the foundation James runs and Ryan participates heavily in, called Keeper of The Game. Marc Topkin, The Orlando Sentinel, 4 May 2026 The resort is located minutes from Puerto Vallarta International Airport and participates in the Marriott Bonvoy rewards program. Regan Stephens, Travel + Leisure, 4 May 2026 Elzinga said his childhood and family’s history is entrenched in the town, and his family actively participates in Schererville sports and events, with his grandfather starting a retail farm and organizing the annual Schererville Corn Roast in the 1960s. Christin Lazerus, Chicago Tribune, 2 May 2026 To see if your county participates, check here. Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2026 The audience participates anyway. T. M. Brown, New Yorker, 25 Apr. 2026 Half Moon Bay Wasabi also participates in occasional pop-ups at the Half Moon Bay farmers market and Pillar Point Harbor. Kate Bradshaw, Mercury News, 22 Apr. 2026 Each student presents their work live and participates in a conversation about their artistic process and goals. Heide Janssen, Oc Register, 19 Apr. 2026 She is talented in Tae Kwon Do and participates in therapeutic riding lessons. Mare Staff, Boston Herald, 19 Apr. 2026
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  • And that has benefited the league in ways Major League Baseball and other leagues have not because those broadcast rights are typically the highest in American sports and the NFL shares those revenues evenly among its teams.
    Armando Salguero OutKick, FOXNews.com, 10 May 2026
  • The grandmother now shares a recreational vehicle with her sister while the rest live in a rental home a 10-minute drive away.
    Corey Schmidt, Sacbee.com, 10 May 2026
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  • Holmes knows the difference between a hundred and forty types of tobacco ash.
    Jill Lepore, New Yorker, 9 May 2026
  • No one ever quite knows how an event will be interrupted, a notion that was proved bizarrely at last week’s World Snooker Championships when an audience member halted proceedings to protest about the BBC licence fee.
    Max Goldbart, Deadline, 8 May 2026

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“Participates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/participates. Accessed 14 May. 2026.

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