cover
verb (used with object)
to be or serve as a covering for; extend over; rest on the surface of.
is covering
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present progressiveof cover (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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Cuban’s pharmacy now supplies Herres’s medication for about $300 for 90 days, and a nonprofit associated with Claimable is covering the cost, according to Herres.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 13, 2026
Notwithstanding the controversy, some insiders contend there has not been a significant shift in how CBS News is covering most stories.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 13, 2026
Discovery shareholders, Paramount is covering nearly $20 billion of the loans and fees WBD incurred throughout this whole process.
From Slate ● Feb. 27, 2026
The pool report ended with “a thick pall of smoke is covering much of the sky,” as they drove to the hospital.
From Salon ● Jan. 9, 2025
Howie would be intimidated if he wasn’t busy being distracted by her beautiful hair, which resembles the northern lights, and the fresh bandage on her forehead, which is covering up a Scorpius Hawthorne-like wound.
From "They Both Die at the End" by Adam Silvera
