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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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
Kennedy, who joined the cast of “Vanderpump Rules” in 2014, is dating astrology influencer Ally Lewber; it’s unclear whether she was involved in last week’s incident.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 18, 2024
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
Not going to lie, I'm a little freaked out that I'm dating someone who was dating someone who is dating Taylor Metternich.
From "Leah on the Offbeat" by Becky Albertalli
