are defining
- present progressive of define.
Example Sentences
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Unhealed personal wounds and past power struggles between the leaders of OpenAI and Anthropic are defining how the world now encounters the technology.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 29, 2026
All eight of the nominees for best new artist then got their chance to shine in an extended segment celebrating "emerging talents who are defining music's zeitgeist".
From BBC ● Feb. 1, 2026
It ignited my interest in two emerging fields that are defining the future of medical science: food as medicine and microbiome therapeutics.
From Slate ● Feb. 22, 2025
“They are defining art, creating it for themselves,” says gallerist Jeffrey Deitch.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 27, 2024
I told her that I was taught never to use the word you are defining in its definition and that she ought to think of a substitute word for letter if she is defining it.
From "The View From Saturday" by E.L. Konigsburg
