expend
verb (used with object)
to use up.
are expending
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present progressiveof expend.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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And yet, today, researchers and companies are expending huge efforts on making magnets more powerful and efficient than ever before.
From BBC ● Apr. 4, 2024
In early January, the governor’s budget office mandated that all universities report the amount of money they are expending on diversity, equity and inclusion programs.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 5, 2023
"It's really pretty extraordinary, and our own sense is that they are not capable of indigenously producing what they are expending at this stage," she said.
From Reuters ● Dec. 4, 2022
The move stands in sharp contrast to other big tech companies that are expending work home home policies.
From The Verge ● May 14, 2020
When you cannot rest, or sleep, you are expending energy without production.
From Supreme Personality by Delmer Eugene Croft
