attract
verb (used with object)
to draw by a physical force causing or tending to cause to approach, adhere, or unite; pull (opposed to repel).
is attracting
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present progressiveof attract (3rd person singular).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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As its efforts have started to bear fruit, the company is attracting more high-income shoppers, executives have said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 23, 2026
Now, the humanoid robotics industry is attracting huge amounts of investment as major companies - including Tesla, BYD and Amazon - are developing two-legged machines capable of performing tasks usually carried out by people.
From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2026
The audience Kalshi is attracting is different from its typical trader base, which skews heavily toward males.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 15, 2026
At the same time, though, America’s technological supremacy is attracting enormous amounts of investment capital into its equity markets.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 9, 2026
What is attracting us forward in the farthest distance in front is the very thing that is urging us forward from behind.
From The Heart of Nature or, The Quest for Natural Beauty by Sir Francis Edward Younghusband
