- present participle of perform.
performing
Britishadjective
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In the end, the movement’s loudest voices spent the cycle performing for each other.
From Salon ● Nov. 4, 2026
Pre-orders for the Duo went live in October, so the December quarter will give investors a better idea of how the foldable phone is performing.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 3, 2026
After De La Cruz gibed that the race “isn’t about who you want performing at your niece’s quinceañera,” the Democrat said he was open to playing anyone’s quinceañera in the district.
From Slate ● Nov. 2, 2026
He spoke to the Guardian in an interview published this week about still performing music inspired by his romance with Qualley.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2026
I knew that performing high-degree-of-difficulty routines was the key to taking my gymnastics to the next level, especially under the revised international Code of Points introduced in 2006.
From "Courage to Soar" by Simone Biles
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