exact
adjective
strictly accurate or correct.
are exacting
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present progressiveof exact.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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Today, while many crops are exported in large quantities for profit, the water diversions are exacting a worsening environmental toll, Sisk said.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 26, 2022
The measures are exacting a mounting economic toll that has fueled complaints from global industry groups and businesses at home.
From Reuters ● May 7, 2022
The measures may yet work, but official data released on Monday show they are exacting a grim toll on the world’s second-largest economy.
From New York Times ● Apr. 17, 2022
And if you have been paying attention to environmental news in the past few years, you know we humans are exacting a heavy toll on our oceans.
From Washington Times ● Aug. 29, 2018
Vulpina stocks require that the soil be much more deeply plowed than for Viniferas on their own roots, since Vulpinas are deep-rooted and are exacting in the depth of root-run required.
From Manual of American Grape-Growing by U. P. Hedrick
