contract
noun
an agreement between two or more parties for the doing or not doing of something specified.
is contracting
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present progressiveof contract (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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The median company’s gross margin is contracting today.
From Barron's ● Apr. 30, 2026
Its taxi fleet is contracting at a swifter pace, with the fleet size falling 8.7% on year in 4Q 2025, double the 4.1% drop in 4Q 2024, the head of research notes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 5, 2026
What has it been like to navigate these times, where the industry is contracting and people outside of it are increasingly vocal in speaking out against diversity and inclusion?
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2025
Surveys of purchasing managers show that economic activity is contracting in all major eurozone economies, according to Alexander Valentin, senior economist at Oxford Economics, data that “add to mounting recession risks.”
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 11, 2023
My face is soaked, my chest is contracting.
From "We Were Liars" by E. Lockhart
