erect
adjective
upright in position or posture.
is erecting
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present progressiveof erect (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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Established by Congress over a century ago, the commission would have reviewed plans for the elaborate ballroom Trump is erecting at the White House, as well as another project — his proposed triumphal arch.
From Salon ● Nov. 5, 2025
The three-stop people mover would connect to the K Line, creating a wider transit network for the growing rail system that the Metropolitan Transportation Authority is erecting.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 25, 2024
Lake Union Partners is erecting more than 900 apartments on the east side of Rainier Avenue, replacing what used to be polluted industrial properties, Ferguson said.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 5, 2023
Through her work, Lawson is erecting “an oppositional, radical refusal,” one that is also “an affirmative space.”
From New York Times ● May 5, 2021
Senorita Antonia, he is erecting a battery on the river bank, three hundred yards from the Alamo.
From Remember the Alamo by Amelia Edith Huddleston Barr
