precipitate
verb (used with object)
to hasten the occurrence of; bring about prematurely, hastily, or suddenly.
are precipitating
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present progressiveof precipitate.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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“We are dealing with different climate conditions that are precipitating in fires the likes we haven’t seen in modern recorded history,” he said Monday.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 24, 2020
I still feel that pathogens are precipitating factors in susceptible hosts, and that the outcome of illness and recovery is very complex.
From The New Yorker ● Oct. 17, 2019
But it is also plain that the riots are precipitating the end of an era in the Congo.
From Time Magazine Archive
"Some of the big bellwether financial-services companies are precipitating the correction that we're seeing," said Phil Orlando, chief equity market strategist at Federated Investors of Tuesday's retreat by stocks.
From Time Magazine Archive
The history of the family shows gradual changes that have produced varieties of organization, and the present situation discloses weaknesses that are precipitating upon society very serious problems.
From Society Its Origin and Development by Henry Kalloch Rowe
