massage
noun
the act or art of treating the body by rubbing, kneading, patting, or the like, to stimulate circulation, increase suppleness, relieve tension, etc.
are massaging
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present progressiveof massage.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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“I don’t know if they are massaging the numbers — even if they need to massage the figures, the better thing to do would be to massage them within the usual time frame.”
From New York Times ● Oct. 18, 2022
“But there is a saying that North Korea is ’a theater state,’ and I think they are massaging COVID-19 statistics.”
From Seattle Times ● May 19, 2022
They are massaging the family image, but it’s too little and too late.
From Salon ● Dec. 1, 2018
In other words all of the authors are massaging numbers to rationalize their hypotheses.
From Economist ● Dec. 18, 2013
The immediate suspicion when film stars engage in this sort of enterprise is to assume that they are massaging their egos.
From Time Magazine Archive
