multiply
verb (used with object)
to make many or manifold; increase the number, quantity, etc., of.
have been multiplying
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present perfect progressiveof multiply.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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This provides "very little evidence that the yeasts have been multiplying over millennia," he said, adding that he believed they were "relatively recent colonists of the mummy's body".
From Barron's ● Jun. 3, 2026
Gold, meanwhile, is likely to remain the haven of choice for investors around the world as geopolitical flashpoints have been multiplying.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 2, 2026
Though the nationwide number of motels dwindled to an estimated 16,000 by 2012, reclamation projects have been multiplying.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 15, 2025
Spraying companies, which have been multiplying with the surging demand, say they try to minimize pollinator losses but acknowledge there’s collateral damage.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 18, 2022
While these cells have been multiplying and become so abundant as to be flattened against the internal surface of the yolk membrane, they have developed into true animal cells.
From What a Young Husband Ought to Know by Sylvanus Stall
