- present participle of perpetuate.
perpetuating
Example Sentences
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Volsche says many a cat-dad defender wrote in arguing that they were perpetuating negative stereotypes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026
Established in 2020, Sarah's Trust was "dedicated to supporting frontline, grassroots work to address the humanitarian and environmental crisis, the hunger crisis and issues perpetuating cycles of extreme poverty", according to its website.
From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026
Gingles, the Supreme Court has interpreted Section 2 as an exercise of the latter—redressing racism rather than perpetuating it, in harmony with the Constitution.
From Slate ● Oct. 15, 2025
Synchronous to the debates around heroic police characters in TV and movies that “Bad Boys” contributes to perpetuating are critiques concerning the commodification of Black pain.
From Salon ● Dec. 6, 2022
“Brittani Slocum. First question. The pageant has come under fire for perpetuating an unrealistic image of superthin girls as beautiful, and many people feel this is harmful to girls’ self-esteem.
From "Beauty Queens" by Libba Bray
