proliferate
verb (used with or without object)
to grow or produce by multiplication of parts, as in budding or cell division, or by procreation.
are proliferating
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present progressiveof proliferate.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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These massive sites, which are proliferating across the country, produce loud noise and pollution, rely on enormous amounts of water and electricity, tax power grids and inflate utility bills.
From Salon ● Aug. 12, 2026
AI applications are proliferating on people’s smartphones and in workplaces, which can create some confusion.
From Barron's ● Apr. 27, 2026
So do well-informed experts and, more troubling, insiders with the ability to manipulate the betting markets that are proliferating so rapidly.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 12, 2026
Instead, there’s reason to suspect corporate zombies are proliferating.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 8, 2026
They are going to have to move fast, for threats are proliferating fast as well.
From The Nation's River A report on the Potomac from the U.S. Department of the Interior by United States. Dept. of the Interior.
