lavish
adjective
expended, bestowed, or occurring in profusion.
are lavishing
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present progressiveof lavish.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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Auto giants such as Stellantis, which owns Ram and Jeep, are lavishing cash on startups such as Factorial Energy, which has fewer than 100 employees in an office park in Woburn, near Boston.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 13, 2022
Auto giants like Stellantis, which owns Ram and Jeep, are lavishing cash on start-ups like Factorial Energy, which has fewer than 100 employees in an office park in Woburn, near Boston.
From New York Times ● Mar. 7, 2022
Let’s not get carried away about how much money they are lavishing on the news sector.
From Slate ● Apr. 8, 2019
Hungry for new supporters, candidates and party committees are lavishing money on vendors who promise access to potential donors.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 12, 2016
You are lavishing your affections on an unworthy mortal, and thereby render yourself unfit for joys of a higher order.
From Tales from the German Comprising specimens from the most celebrated authors by Various
