endure
verb (used with object)
to hold out against; sustain without impairment or yielding; undergo.
is enduring
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present progressiveof endure (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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Europe is enduring a punishingly dry summer, with a lack of rain and sweltering temperatures already stoking wildfires from Scotland to Greece.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026
That certainly applies to Haiti, which is enduring tremendous hardship and instability.
From Slate ● Jul. 28, 2026
De la Espriella is taking the helm of a deeply divided country that is enduring the highest levels of violence in a decade.
From Barron's ● Jun. 24, 2026
Instead, she said the energy shock is enduring longer than experts initially predicted, and there are signs of it broadening.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 11, 2026
She is sobbing as she speaks, and holds her head between her hands as if she feared that it would bunt with the pain that she is enduring.
From My Memoirs by Marguerite Steinheil
