incarcerate
verb (used with object)
is incarcerating
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present progressiveof incarcerate (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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It has fewer prisons thanks to a dramatic decline in the number of people the state is incarcerating.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 8, 2026
