appropriate
adjective
suitable or fitting for a particular purpose, person, occasion, etc..
are appropriating
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present progressiveof appropriate.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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They are appropriating its overarching themes — the powerlessness of humanity against great, unknowable forces — and turning the weird into an instrument of self-exploration, liberation and creativity.
From New York Times ● Aug. 28, 2022
Give credit to the culture you are appropriating.
From BBC ● Jan. 31, 2018
It is no accident, says Tamiru, that indigenous comedians are appropriating Western art forms to reinforce their message.
From BBC ● Jan. 18, 2015
Somewhere, musicians are appropriating his name for their punk band, others are printing T-shirts, somebody is writing an instant-book about him, and somebody has made it their Twitter icon.
From Slate ● Jan. 11, 2011
Incidentally, we are appropriating the Golden Fleece and its cargo.
From The Space Rover by Edwin K. Sloat
