mount
verb (used with object)
is mounting
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present progressiveof mount (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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The pressure is mounting as aggressive competitors embark on an unprecedented poaching spree.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 19, 2026
The statewide effort to proliferate Flock cameras comes as backlash is mounting over the surveillance, including from some members of the Legislature, where the $1 fee was approved without opposition.
From Salon ● Sep. 6, 2026
Carl Tobias, a University of Richmond law professor, said he isn’t sure what’s next, but noted that “the precedent is mounting, it seems to me, in ways that seem to reject the first assistant workaround.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2026
But criticism is mounting from some member states, including Germany and Italy, as well as major firms that the ETS is an added burden at a time industry is already struggling.
From Barron's ● Jun. 9, 2026
Theo shares news from the gallery, especially about an exhibit of Claude Monet’s work that he is mounting.
From "Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers" by Deborah Heiligman
