set
verb (used with object)
to put (something or someone) in a particular place.
are setting
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present progressiveof set.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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Several British zoos are setting up so-called ark populations of the glutinous snail, one of Europe's rarest species, using creatures bred in a back garden in Ceredigion.
From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026
To gather it, companies are setting up cameras everywhere to record human movement -- from people cooking at home to workers in a textile workshop in India.
From Barron's ● Jun. 18, 2026
Stocks are setting up for another rough day, led by tech, as a crucial consumer-price inflation report looms.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 10, 2026
In their quest for global soccer supremacy, the World Cup’s superpowers are setting up shop in the heart of flyover country.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 9, 2026
“Because Pecheneg highwaymen are setting a trap for Kievan travelers! If we go right, we’ll walk straight into an ambush. We need to go left.”
From Anya and the Nightingale by Sofiya Pasternack
