maneuver
noun
a planned and regulated movement or evolution of troops, warships, etc.
are maneuvering
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present progressiveof maneuver.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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Across Europe, governments and businesses are maneuvering to try to stop a surge in coronavirus cases — driven by the rapid spread of the Delta variant — from hampering the continent’s recovery.
From New York Times ● Jul. 16, 2021
As for the restaurant, he said it’s not the first time this last year that businesses are maneuvering a quick reopening.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 15, 2021
Volunteers are maneuvering boats through submerged streets, putting their own lives at risk to rescue strangers who have retreated to upper floors, attics and roofs.
From Washington Times ● Aug. 29, 2017
GreenRoad kicks telematics up a notch by gathering information on how drivers are maneuvering on the road and offering them subtle prods to do better.
From Slate ● May 7, 2015
Great troop masses are maneuvering in the open, through the valleys and gorges, swarming over the summits of these mountains.
From The Story of the Great War, Volume V (of 8) Battle of Jutland Bank; Russian Offensive; Kut-El-Amara; East Africa; Verdun; The Great Somme Drive; United States and Belligerents; Summary of Two Years' War by Allen L. (Allen Leon) Churchill
