cite
verb (used with object)
to quote (a passage, book, author, etc.), especially as an authority.
is citing
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present progressiveof cite (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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He questioned the financials DeepSeek is citing, and wondered if the startup was being subsidised or whether its numbers were correct.
From BBC ● Jan. 28, 2025
Scenes of Wilkerson honing her thesis with friends, family and colleagues alternate with dreamlike, historical re-enactments of some of the central stories she is citing.
From New York Times ● Jan. 16, 2024
While the brief is a symbolic endorsement — and comes at a time when San Diego is citing people camping near schools and parks — the city is not formally joining the case.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 20, 2023
Tesla CEO Elon Musk is citing the accusations of Twitter whistleblower Peiter Zatko as further justification for pulling his bid to purchase the social-media giant, according to a Securities and Exchange Commission filing.
From Washington Times ● Aug. 30, 2022
He is citing the Speaker’s own words, and cannot but be supposed to be speaking of the very same facts.
From A Sketch of the Life of the late Henry Cooper Barrister-at-Law, of the Norfolk Circuit; as also, of his Father by William Cooper
