recycle
verb (used with object)
to treat or process (used or waste materials) so as to make suitable for reuse.
are recycling
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present progressiveof recycle.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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As long as the AI companies are recycling the books after scanning them, Floreani said he doesn’t have much problem with their activities—provided they aren’t violating intellectual property rules.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 22, 2026
And with the discovery that legumes are recycling genetic programmes that are used by many species of plants, including cereals, the engineering task could be a whole lot less complicated.
From Science Daily ● Feb. 1, 2024
Now, restaurants in New Orleans are recycling their oyster shells so they can be used to build sea walls.
From BBC ● Jan. 21, 2023
"Many people are recycling for the first time in their lives thanks to this mural," he said.
From Reuters ● Aug. 26, 2022
Currently, six truckloads a day are taking away solids, even though crews are recycling about one-third the amount of Hyperion wastewater, according to officials with West Basin.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2021
