date
noun
a particular month, day, and year at which some event happened or will happen.
is dating
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present progressiveof date (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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She still loves her husband and is not ready for that to be done, and is dating this new person who is seeing other people, and that’s also devastating to her.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026
While Date Drop has helped, it won’t necessarily solve the complex problem that is dating at a place like Stanford.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 10, 2026
Golfer Tiger Woods has announced he is dating Vanessa Trump, the former daughter-in-law of US President Donald Trump.
From BBC ● Mar. 24, 2025
Zarqa panics and posts that she is dating a white brain surgeon, which she is not, and the shenanigans are afoot.
From New York Times ● May 24, 2024
“My best friend is dating someone from here. We’re only visiting tonight.”
From "Ask the Passengers" by A.S. King
