launch
verb (used with object)
to set (a boat or ship) in the water.
is launching
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present progressiveof launch (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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Gov. Gavin Newsom is launching a “strike force” of state government workers to help reduce bureaucratic delays and smooth the way for the 2028 Summer Olympics and Paralympics in Los Angeles.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2026
Amazon is launching its Prime Air drone delivery service in Tracy, Calif., in a month or less, the company said this week.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2026
The Georgia announcement comes at a time when Volkswagen is launching a major cost-cutting and job-reduction programme in Germany.
From Barron's ● Oct. 26, 2026
The nonpartisan organization now reaches roughly 200 young people annually and ahead of the midterms is launching a series of hubs across the state for members to make regional connections.
From Salon ● Oct. 2, 2026
What we still want to acquire is moral strength—moral strength in guiding and controlling the people of India in the course on which time is launching them.
From Indian speeches (1907-1909) by John Morley
