return
verb (used without object)
to go or come back, as to a former place, position, or state: to return to public office;
are returning
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present progressiveof return.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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More than 1,000 years after his death, the remains of what may be Tsar Samuel, one of the last major rulers of the First Bulgarian Empire, are returning "home" on Saturday.
From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026
“To allow such an important tributary to run dry as the salmon are returning is indefensible,” Chichizola said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
Arya said Marvell sees its “XPU attach” business as “much stickier” than its XPU business, meaning customers are returning to and engaging with those offerings more.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 11, 2026
They are returning to the Monterey festival together for the first time in more than three decades.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026
The Asians are returning to being Hindus, Buddhists and Muslims.
From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey
