copy
noun
an imitation, reproduction, or transcript of an original.
is copying
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present progressiveof copy (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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Meryl Witmer: What do you make of press reports that China is copying technology?
From Barron's ● Jan. 16, 2026
Because it exploits that familiar technology, he says, “the final machine is copying and pasting of a bunch of stuff.”
From Science Magazine ● May 6, 2024
“Plagiarism generally is copying somebody else’s work. If you’re copying the work of a computer, I don’t know if it’s plagiarism.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 16, 2023
The way characters speak in some of his novels is “almost as if he is copying American movie-style dialogue in Japanese,” said Atsushi Sasaki, a book critic.
From New York Times ● Jul. 27, 2022
But Matt is copying stuff down into his notebook like a madman, so I pick an FAQ at random and just start copying its answer down.
From "The Benefits of Being an Octopus" by Ann Braden
