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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HOAs are proliferating because of the need for an entity to manage common spaces.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 22, 2026
Tiny new Christian schools, often operating in Sunday school spaces in churches, are proliferating.
From Salon ● Jul. 27, 2026
Most ominous, new technologies are proliferating in ways that threaten the U.S homeland.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 23, 2026
But violations are proliferating, such as camping without permits and climbing on restricted routes.
From Barron's ● Nov. 1, 2025
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.
