perpetrate
verb (used with object)
to commit.
is perpetrating
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present progressiveof perpetrate (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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Ethier said it’s important to determine who is perpetrating the violence, which the survey did not address, and how it can be stopped.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 13, 2023
Who is perpetrating the attacks remains a mystery, though government officials and scientists believe the assailants are using what they described as a "directed-energy source."
From Fox News ● Sep. 28, 2021
Or he can wait until the international media reveal just who is perpetrating the attacks and the shameful lack of action by his government.
From The Guardian ● Jun. 20, 2016
If you're still not convinced that Wimbledon's grass is perpetrating acts of evil, consider this: This year, it's a risk to even step on it.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 27, 2013
Sire," cried the duchess, "I have come hither to accuse yonder traitor, who, in your majesty's name, is perpetrating deeds of horror that are enough to brand any sovereign with infamy.
From Prince Eugene and His Times by L. (Luise) Mühlbach
