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is describing

  • present progressive of describe (3rd person singular).

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Reading a review … it’s something rational that is describing something irrational.

From Los Angeles Times May 26, 2026

He is describing what IBM and Cleveland Clinic define as “biologically meaningful molecules.”

From Barron's May 5, 2026

"These theories assume that one is describing something with well-defined velocities and energies," explains Diana Kirschbaum.

From Science Daily Jan. 15, 2026

Cho, 40, is describing her childhood in Texas, as the eldest daughter of Korean immigrant parents and her struggle for acceptance in American society.

From BBC Nov. 17, 2025

Apparently the people David is describing, whoever they were, believed in that problem too.

From "Allegiant" by Veronica Roth