return
verb (used without object)
to go or come back, as to a former place, position, or state: to return to public office;
is returning
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present progressiveof return (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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One of the best-known meteor showers of the year is returning to our skies this week, as the Earth passes through debris left behind by Halley's Comet.
From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026
Rahm, 31, is returning to the Irish Open for the first time since his second title at Lahinch in 2019, having also triumphed at Portstewart in 2017 - his first DP World Tour win.
From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026
Norah O’Donnell is returning to “CBS Mornings” in what is expected to be the start of a significant revamp of the struggling program.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2026
Also, “news that the U.S. is returning diplomats to the Middle East eased concerns about an escalation in the war,” says Kristina Clifton, senior economist and senior currency strategist at CBA, in a research report.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026
He is returning to the humans he lived with in the south.
From "Pax" by Sara Pennypacker
