accessing

verb

present participle of access
as in entering
to go or come in or into could not access the bank vault because the lock was controlled by a timer

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Recent Examples of accessing However, the most popular way of accessing the company’s advanced AI is inside its WhatsApp, Facebook and Instagram apps, where users can ask questions and generate images. — Los Angeles Times, 12 Aug. 2026 In July, a sheriff's deputy from Greene County is faced the same charges for accessing the Flock system for personal reasons over a three-month period, the Greene County Sheriff's Office said. — Irene Wright, USA Today, 11 Aug. 2026 Snowman is accused of accessing a Flock database 31 times, 29 of which were on duty, to track her boyfriend’s ex wife. — Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 11 Aug. 2026 That means Windows malware has decidedly fewer problems accessing data used by a separate app. — Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 11 Aug. 2026 Eliminating barriers to accessing resources and healthcare professionals by establishing several scheduling pathways is one way Spring Health aims to result in positive patient care outcomes. — Corey Schmidt, Sacbee.com, 11 Aug. 2026 The recent exploits at OpenAI, Anthropic and Meta all involved their AI models accessing websites that should have been off-limits as part of the cybersecurity testing. — Anniek Bao, CNBC, 10 Aug. 2026 In occupied territories, many Ukrainian civilians have obtained Russian passports—accessing much of daily life, such as banking and housing, is nearly impossible without one. — Joshua Yaffa, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2026 This signals a rapid shift towards autonomous AI hacking, evidenced by incidents like OpenAI's agent breaching Hugging Face and Anthropic's Claude models accessing real systems. — Emil Sayegh, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for accessing
  1. entering
  2. penetrating
  3. piercing
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  • Thanks largely to the explosive growth of NCAA beach volleyball, the United States now possesses remarkable depth entering the LA28 cycle.
    — Tim Genske, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2026
  • According to a Reuters report, entering this competitive but high-margin market, as well as the large SUV segment, is the path forward, since both are areas the automaker currently ignores.
    — Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of entering
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  • Grapeseed oil deeply hydrates hair by penetrating all layers of the hair shaft, leaving it moisturized from the inside out.
    — Kelly Burch Published, Verywell Health, 11 Aug. 2026
  • Its ability to change direction during flight is intended to increase the chances of penetrating sophisticated air defense networks and striking high-value military assets.
    — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of penetrating
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  • The woman eventually managed to escape and ran to a neighbor for help, WPLG reported, adding that her piercing screams were captured on home surveillance video.
    — Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 6 Aug. 2026
  • The company has been piercing girls and their mothers for nearly five decades with 131 million ears pierced to date.
    — Sharon Edelson, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of piercing

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