raise
verb (used with object)
to move to a higher position; lift up; elevate.
is raising
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present progressiveof raise (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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D2 and D3 can both contribute to vitamin D status, but they are not necessarily metabolically interchangeable, and D3 appears to have an advantage when the goal is raising and sustaining vitamin D levels.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 8, 2026
As Metrolink faces budget shortfalls and service reductions, the regional commuter rail network is raising its ticket prices on Monday for the first time in 13 years by as much as 27%.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 4, 2026
"And he is raising the stakes in the game."
From Barron's ● Oct. 3, 2026
A new study led by Caltech researchers, however, is raising questions about whether the Russian evidence really records a planetwide event.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 26, 2026
And I say, “It was fine,” that I am leaving out the details to spare her from hearing how the village is raising her child.
From "Piecing Me Together" by Renée Watson
