build
verb (used with object)
to construct (especially something complex) by assembling and joining parts or materials.
are building
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present progressiveof build.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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Carbajal and Padilla said they are building bipartisan support for the bill in both the House and the Senate.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
US President Donald Trump hosted a meeting of top technology bosses on Tuesday for what he called "an extraordinary gathering" of the minds that are "building America's Golden Age".
From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026
August inflation figures showed price pressures are building, with core CPI rising to a nearly a two-year high.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026
After an Anthropic researcher resigned this month, citing concerns that leading labs are building self-improving, uncontrollable systems, Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman called to slow down the pace of technological development.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026
He longs to reach over and touch her, but he resists, fearful of destroying the delicate camaraderie they are building.
From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern
