propel
verb (used with object)
to drive, or cause to move, forward or onward.
are propelling
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present progressiveof propel.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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Weight-loss drugs are propelling a new gold rush for the pharmaceutical industry.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2025
"Those moments are what are propelling him forward to be a world-class player one day," added Ferdinand.
From BBC ● Feb. 24, 2024
But the colleges are also facing competition for students from employers whose workforce needs are propelling them to offer free training and quick entry into living-wage jobs.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 18, 2022
The administration is debating whether to expand the eligibility at a time when the spreading BA.4 and BA.5 subvariants are propelling another wave of infections, and hospital admissions are again climbing.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 13, 2022
“You carry a great many burdens with you. A heavy heart. Things you’ve lost. But you are moving toward change and discovery. There are outside influences that are propelling you forward.”
From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern
