design
verb (used with object)
to prepare the preliminary sketch or the plans for (a work to be executed), especially to plan the form and structure of.
are designing
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present progressiveof design.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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“When the states are designing these programs, it’s a lot easier for our constituents to weigh in on them than at the federal level,” said Colleen Hroncich, a policy analyst at the Cato Institute.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026
Dozens of firms are designing smaller reactors and a handful have begun construction, but none yet operate commercially in the U.S.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026
In financial services, insurers and fintech firms are designing policies tailored to unmarried customers who lack spousal safety nets.
From Barron's ● Dec. 27, 2025
Red Bull will begin an engine partnership deal with US car giant Ford, which is part-funding the power-units Red Bull are designing for the new regulations.
From BBC ● Dec. 10, 2025
But, as I was saying—suppose I wanted to try and perform a simple experiment to prove, on a small scale, that the pipes you are designing would heat.
From The Weathercock Being the Adventures of a Boy with a Bias by A.W. Cooper
