mount
verb (used with object)
has been mounting
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present perfect progressiveof mount (3rd person singular).present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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The potential $20 billion price tag has been mounting for years.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 21, 2026
While astronomers and space scientists were initially skeptical about the planet nine theory, there has been mounting evidence thanks to increasingly powerful observations that the orbits of trans-Neptunian objects are indeed erratic.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 9, 2026
Pressure has been mounting on the Kenyan government to act after the recent discovery of more bodies of nationals of African countries who had been recruited to fight for Russian armed forces.
From BBC ● Feb. 19, 2026
There has been mounting criticism of and public protest against the administration’s activities since the launch of Operation Metro Surge in Minnesota last month.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 28, 2026
Knowing that, I have been content to wait; only every day the debt has been mounting up.
From In the Days of Chivalry by Evelyn Everett-Green
