prompt
adjective
done, performed, delivered, etc., at once or without delay.
is prompting
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present progressiveof prompt (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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A rocket-supply crunch is prompting a scramble across the space industry.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026
Yet the urgency of this moment is prompting beneficial changes in tandem at a pace commensurate with the technological transformation.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 20, 2026
A growing sense of fatigue with the artificial intelligence trade and the related arms race is prompting one strategist to advise that investors stick with the so-called picks and shovels rather than the spenders.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 10, 2026
The surge in construction of data centers in Nevada is prompting the Nevada utility that supplies 75% of the Californians’ electricity to cut them off next year.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 19, 2026
He thought of Verisschenzko's words about laws being powerless to control a man's actions, when a natural force is prompting him, unless he uses self-analysis, and so by gaining knowledge permits the spirit to conquer.
From The Price of Things by Elinor Glyn
