contributing
- present participle of contribute.
Example Sentences
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ETH geophysics professors Paul Tackley and Taras Gerya, together with their collaborators, are contributing to ESA's EnVision mission.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 25, 2026
She does this by contributing a little bit of money every month into a "sinking fund" - a pot of money set aside for a specific purpose.
From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026
Several former OpenAI executives, including former Chief Technology Officer Mira Murati and former chief scientist Ilya Sutskever, raised concerns about Altman’s management to the former board of directors, contributing to their decision to fire him.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026
While the incident is still being investigated, the Sheriff’s Office said in its news release that “excessive speed is believed to be a contributing factor in the collision.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2026
He wouldn’t disclose anything to Laila about their destination except to say that, with it, he was contributing to her education.
From "A Thousand Splendid Suns" by Khaled Hosseini
