erect
adjective
upright in position or posture.
are erecting
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present progressiveof erect.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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For underneath the elevated road, more and more homeless families are erecting tents, driven out of their homes by rising rent and having to sleep rough.
From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2023
In one of several experiments, workers are erecting large tanks where bacteria will feast on carbon dioxide from plant exhaust and turn it into ethanol, which can then be used in making chemicals.
From New York Times ● Mar. 17, 2021
In Houston, developers are erecting a high-end residential tower featuring a “sky amenity deck” on the 46th floor.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 19, 2019
Already, builders in the United States are erecting fewer single-family homes.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 25, 2018
Anything concerning the fine mill you are erecting?'
From The Making of William Edwards or The Story of the Bridge of Beauty by Mrs. G. Linnaeus Banks
