deem
verb (used without object)
are deeming
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present progressiveof deem.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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Even though officials are deeming the water safe for recreation, they’re still cautioning beachgoers to avoid any fire-related debris they encounter in the ocean.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 9, 2025
Meanwhile, the heat waves that have enveloped Phoenix are intensifying to the point that some analysts are deeming its latest conditions “a Hurricane Katrina of heat.”
From Slate ● Jun. 17, 2024
“Recent reports of a critical incident at Hollywood high school are unfounded and, after swift law enforcement response and internal individual classroom verification, we are deeming the incident as a hoax,” Los Angeles schools Supt.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 13, 2022
At the same time, regulators are deeming a record number of credit unions “low-income” or “small,” designations that carry generous benefits, such as the ability to accept deposits from nonmembers and make more commercial loans.
From Slate ● Dec. 11, 2013
O foster-son, thy foster-brother hath sung well for a wood abider; but we are deeming that his singing shall be but as a starling to a throstle matched against thy new-come guest.
From The Roots of the Mountains; Wherein Is Told Somewhat of the Lives of the Men of Burgdale by William Morris
