priming

noun

prim·ing ˈprī-miŋ

Synonyms of priming next

: the act of one that primes

: the explosive used in priming a charge

: primer entry 2 sense 2

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web After all, taping, sanding, and priming takes time! —

Addie Morton, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 May 2023 Each sea turtle began as fiberglass with a rough factory priming until the artists worked their magic by painting on the blank canvas—er, turtle. —

Vicki Salemi, Chron, 19 Apr. 2023 To explore the limits of such priming, University of Kentucky psychologist Nathan DeWall and his colleagues recently conducted a study to see if consciousness is important in completing logic puzzles. —

Carl Zimmer, Discover Magazine, 25 Mar. 2019 The Apple logo prime led people to act more creatively on subsequent study tasks compared to subliminal IBM logo priming—but only when creativity was a part of the participants’ self-descriptions. —

Nita Farahany, WIRED, 14 Mar. 2023 After taping and priming, next comes the color. —

Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 8 Apr. 2021 Sadly, with a lack of big gatherings (or in Kravitz's case, high-profile red carpet appearances) due to the coronavirus pandemic, people have far fewer reasons to spend hours primping and priming — and that's one of the things Kravitz has missed most since March. —

Nicola Dall'asen, Allure, 7 Nov. 2020 Researchers say the outcomes are the result of a process called priming, in which a cultural reminder shifts a person's frame of reference from that of the host culture and language to those from home. —

Breanna Draxler, Discover Magazine, 17 June 2013 The researchers found that the high-fat diet induced hyperalgesic priming — a neurological change that represents the transition from acute to chronic pain — and allodynia, which is pain resulting from stimuli that do not normally provoke pain. —

Stephen Fontenot, Dallas News, 1 Feb. 2023 See More

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