exercise
noun
bodily or mental exertion, especially for the sake of training or improvement of health.
is exercising
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present progressiveof exercise (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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But he added: William "will look benevolent. He will look like he is exercising magnanimity."
From Barron's ● Aug. 21, 2026
In one poll, the top New Year’s resolution for 2026 is exercising more.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 1, 2026
White House spokeswoman Abigail Jackson said: “President Trump is the final decider on any pardon or commutation and is exercising his constitutional authority to issue them as he deems necessary.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 6, 2025
For the first time, the ICC is exercising its power under the Rome Statute, its founding treaty, to move forward without a suspect in custody.
From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2025
So that it is seen that the government is exercising a power that was given it by the sovereign people, acknowledging equal rights to all and special privileges to none.
From Twentieth Century Negro Literature Or, A Cyclopedia of Thought on the Vital Topics Relating to the American Negro by Daniel Wallace Culp
