become
verb (used without object)
to come, change, or grow to be (as specified).
is becoming
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present progressiveof become (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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Eight months into the conflict, storing oil closer to top customers in Asia is becoming a key strategy to mitigate supply risks, speeding up deliveries while bolstering host countries’ energy security.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026
“We’re seeing enterprises really deploy governed AI at scale, and our Q3 results show that ServiceNow is becoming even more strategic to that work,” Mastantuono told MarketWatch.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 28, 2026
This raises an important question: Why would muscles increasingly rely on an energy-producing system that is becoming less effective?
From Science Daily ● Oct. 28, 2026
And the industry is becoming more crowded, Agarwal expects dozens more competitors to emerge in India this year.
From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2026
My father, dishing out the beef stew, says that a species a day is becoming extinct.
From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood
