sever
verb (used with object)
to separate (a part) from the whole, as by cutting or the like.
are severing
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present progressiveof sever.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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Many Western companies, including Dell, Apple, Nike, and Adidas, are severing ties with Russia, closing stores, or pausing sales.
From The Verge ● Jun. 8, 2022
Western companies, including energy producers BP and Shell are severing ties with Russia, abandoning or exiting their operations and investments there.
From Reuters ● Mar. 3, 2022
If genetic material alone makes a potential human being, then when we shed skin cells – as we do all the time – we are severing potential human beings.
From Salon ● Sep. 7, 2021
It’s an impressive figure, and it speaks to the continued threat to movie theaters — but it in no way suggests that movie theaters are going away or that studios are severing their ties.
From The Verge ● Apr. 29, 2020
But a backlash has begun, and some are severing their relationship with Coke.
From The Guardian ● Nov. 3, 2015
