copy
noun
an imitation, reproduction, or transcript of an original.
are copying
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present progressiveof copy.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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But some are copying the Y2K aesthetic in a deliberate nod to the past.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2025
Mutations are copying errors that occur naturally during the replication process.
From Salon ● Sep. 5, 2025
It’s a little bit like a spelling test, but instead of single words, students are copying down several paragraphs of writing.
From NewsForKids.net ● Jun. 8, 2023
Already, other areas of the country are copying the project - similar schemes have already been implemented in Calderdale, West Yorkshire, and Warrington, Cheshire, by local primary care networks.
From BBC ● May 9, 2023
She motions me to the back of the room, where history books are stacked waist high and a bunch of kids are copying answers for last night’s homework.
From "Al Capone Does My Shirts" by Gennifer Choldenko
