career
noun
an occupation or profession, especially one requiring special training, followed as one's lifework.
is careering
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present progressiveof career (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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In it, he presented the idea that Europe is careering down the wrong path.
From BBC ● Jan. 21, 2026
South Sudan, the world’s youngest nation and an example of U.S. intervention that officials were proud to boast about just a few years ago, is careering once again into chaos.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 8, 2016
It is as if, once it’s started up, there’s no slowing down, no stopping; the car is careering down a mountain, with no brakes.
From The New Yorker ● Nov. 20, 2016
Instead, Greece is careering towards the end of June, when its bailout programme expires and it owes around €1.6bn to the International Monetary Fund.
From The Guardian ● Jun. 15, 2015
"Why, he is careering down the hall at a breakneck speed."
From The Shagganappi by E. Pauline Johnson
