are combining
- present progressive of combine.
Example Sentences
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West Virginia, Massachusetts, South Dakota, Louisiana, Iowa, Illinois—these isolated local stories are combining to mark a nationwide desecration of the dead.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 14, 2026
Five compelling forces in particular are combining now to form a positive outlook for U.S. business performance, employment, profit margins and equity markets in 2026.
From MarketWatch ● Jan. 8, 2026
The co-founder of Microsoft and his fellow philanthropist Warren Buffett are combining their billions through the Gates Foundation he originally set up with his now ex-wife Melinda.
From BBC ● Feb. 2, 2025
The scientists note that climate change and pollution are combining to force marine ecosystems to experience unprecedented stressors including harmful algal blooms, ocean acidification and hypoxia.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 4, 2024
That is because in a blue flame all the carbon is burning up along with the hydrogen of the fuel—both are combining with the oxygen of the air as rapidly as possible.
From Common Science by Ritchie, John W. (John Woodside)