- present participle of exercise.
exercising
Example Sentences
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Musk’s ownership and voting power includes vested options on 350 million SpaceX Class B shares and 286 million unvested and votable restricted Tesla shares received on exercising vested options.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026
Essex Police has described the demonstrations as mostly peaceful, with participants exercising their right to protest.
From BBC ● Aug. 2, 2026
Because participants knew whether they were exercising and reported their own pain and function, the benefits of exercise may have appeared larger than they actually were.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 28, 2026
One was a tech engineer who took a sabbatical year at age 44 with income near zero after exercising options strategically to free up cash to pay the tax.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 28, 2026
“It be good for exercising my teeth and making my mouth taste better, but it tastes like...grass, I would say.”
From "The Midwife's Apprentice" by Karen Cushman
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