expose
verb (used with object)
to lay open to danger, attack, harm, etc..
is exposing
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present progressiveof expose (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 the transition is exposing a new bottleneck: demand for indium phosphide, a material used in laser components, is expected to outstrip supply from 2026, potentially slowing shipments of next-generation products.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026
"Social media is exposing them to harmful content, addictive technology and pressures they are not equipped to deal with, and it's affecting their family life, mental health, sleep and education."
From Barron's ● Aug. 24, 2026
That reassessment is exposing what could become a more fundamental shift.
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 26, 2026
Now he is worried that, since the Taliban's return to power in 2021, a "rapid increase in religious schools in Afghanistan" is exposing a new generation of children to extremism.
From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2025
"And you know how very handsome that Mistress Dulcibel is; and, being besides a witch of great power, it seems to Mistress Putnam that it is exposing jailer Foster to very great temptation."
From Dulcibel A Tale of Old Salem by Howard Pyle
