- present participle of consummate.
consummating
Example Sentences
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Neither side, fresh off rekindling their flame and consummating a marriage forged in the fires of mutual arrogance, could have foreseen the turbulence to come.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2023
The agency asked the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals late on Thursday to require the companies to delay consummating the transaction while the court considered the FTC's broader appeal.
From Reuters ● Jul. 14, 2023
"The parties are still in the process of formalising, executing, and consummating" the deal, said Fox and Strange's lawyers in a filing at Los Angeles federal court on Friday.
From BBC ● Mar. 20, 2023
The attorneys had argued Twitter was heavily reliant on Slack in consummating the deal, with multiple channels that hosted discussions about the merger.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 7, 2022
While much can be done in molding and directing public opinion, the consummating force of legislation must be brought into play.
From History of Woman Suffrage, Volume II by Elizabeth Cady Stanton
