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performing

ADJECTIVE
fulfilling a function
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ADJECTIVE
taking part in a presentation
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Watching a K-pop groups like Blackpink headline Coachella — and a veteran act like Bigbang return to the stage this year — broadened their aspirations for performing in the U.S.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

Separate theater and music departments became performing arts.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

Dozens of other women draw millions of followers by performing traditional wifely duties online.

From Salon • Apr. 8, 2026

Nasa's Artemis II mission has passed every major test since its launch on 1 April, with its rocket, spacecraft and crew performing better than engineers had dared to hope for.

From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026

In a very real sense, we are complicitous in their achievement, since we are the audience for which they were performing; knowing we would be watching helped to keep them on their best behavior.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis