- present participle of contribute.
contributing
Example Sentences
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By making intentional decisions aligned with your goals and values, leading an active social life and contributing to a cause that elevates your spirit, you’re bound to feel more happy and fulfilled.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 18, 2026
Cancer cells may exploit this survival mechanism, potentially contributing to tumors that return in a more aggressive and treatment-resistant form.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 18, 2026
Houston Thomas, for instance, grew up on Chicago’s South Side, was a student in the Joffrey Ballet’s Outreach Program and, as the film explains, is one of the five young choreographers contributing to “Winning Works.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026
There was little evidence the trust's breast unit was contributing to MDTs, and decisions about patients' cases were being made based on the unchallenged opinion of individual surgeons, according to the RCS report.
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026
You play into his hands by contributing to the to-do.”
From "I, Robot" by Isaac Asimov
Vocabulary lists containing contributing
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