- present participle of contribute.
contributing
Example Sentences
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Like the famous Drake Equation, the VLE estimates the probability of life by combining several contributing factors.
From Science Daily • Jun. 26, 2026
Congress can also create a path to citizenship for those who have been in the United States lawfully, for a period of time, have been contributing to our communities, and are law-abiding.
From Slate • Jun. 26, 2026
Targeting people who are contributing to their local communities and local economies, then removing them, is damaging to the economy, Sojourner said Thursday.
From Barron's • Jun. 25, 2026
This law aims to ensure that rubber, wood and cocoa products the bloc imports aren’t contributing to global deforestation.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 25, 2026
One possible contributing factor is that the rise of dense human populations began somewhat later in the New World than in the Old World.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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