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performing

ADJECTIVE
fulfilling a function
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ADJECTIVE
taking part in a presentation
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The musician, 31, is performing as Zidler – the show's eccentric master of ceremonies – marking her highly anticipated Broadway debut.

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026

On this occasion, Leo will return to tradition by performing the traditional "washing of the feet" of 12 Roman priests.

From Barron's • Apr. 1, 2026

Once firefighters arrived and extracted the infant, they began performing CPR, but it looked like the baby was turning blue, she said.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 31, 2026

It’s still the world’s best performing stock market of 2026 but at this rate it won’t be for much longer.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 31, 2026

Unlike Torak, who’d been nervous about performing so important a rite, Wolf had seemed unimpressed: merely impatient for it to be over.

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver