inaugurate
verb (used with object)
are inaugurating
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present progressiveof inaugurate.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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“Trump and Xi are inaugurating a new era in which technological prowess is at the core of the competition.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 25, 2025
Wanda Group and its billionaire founder, Wang Jianlin, are inaugurating a sprawling entertainment complex Saturday in China’s southeast three weeks before the June 16 opening of Disney’s first mainland Chinese park in Shanghai.
From Washington Times ● May 24, 2016
They are inaugurating a new train route along the Scottish borders.
From Time ● Sep. 9, 2015
So at their suggestion, we are inaugurating the Manifest Herald’s Remember When contest.
From "Moon Over Manifest" by Clare Vanderpool
It has been rumoured that he hails from New York, and is but one of a large clique who are inaugurating a Bull campaign.
From The Pit by Frank Norris
