colonize
is colonizing
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present progressiveof colonize (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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SAN FRANCISCO—An industry that loves its buzzwords has a new favorite and, like a rogue artificial-intelligence model, it has broken out of its sandbox and is colonizing new domains.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
Antibodies may be good at knocking out the coronavirus early in an infection, when the virus is colonizing the nose.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 2, 2021
Fueled largely by the vast streams of wealth crossing the globe as never before, a new generation of hyper-luxury homes with stratospheric price tags is colonizing the most gilded hillsides and canyons of Los Angeles.
From New York Times ● Dec. 14, 2015
Almost all of this novel’s metaphors and similes emerge from the author’s experience of the Internet and his sense of the way it is colonizing consciousness.
From New York Times ● Jun. 4, 2013
Now a new wave of restaurateurs is colonizing Steamboat with inventive menus, ranging from farm-to-table to tapas-style cuisine.
From New York Times ● Dec. 5, 2012
