- present participle of compound.
compounding
Example Sentences
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More likely, he said, there were multiple compounding factors.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2026
Many telehealth companies and compounding pharmacies say they have strict prescribing rules in place.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 7, 2026
The war has taken a significant toll on an economy already buckling under runaway inflation—which hit 88.6% year-on-year in June—a weakened currency and years of compounding international isolation.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 29, 2026
In his Canberra speech, Burgess defended the agency as it faced "concurrent, cascading, and compounding threats", and revealed details of investigations into two antisemitic firebombings traced to Iran.
From Barron's ● Jun. 24, 2026
But it would end up being one of many little things—a slow accrual, compounding steadily and imperceptibly toward critical mass.
From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer
