- present participle of replace.
replacing
Example Sentences
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They are also typically on the hook for repairing and replacing broken power equipment.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026
"We will be replacing parts, updating technology and testing them to see that they can lift at full capacity."
From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2026
The spacewalk is scheduled to start at 1235 GMT and last six and a half hours, with the goal of replacing a space-to-ground antenna on the orbital complex, according to NASA.
From Barron's ● Aug. 18, 2026
“That same energy could be used much more efficiently by directly replacing fossil fuels in end uses.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 17, 2026
I excelled at the lunchtime blitz—the replacing of lost socks, the purchasing of gifts for whatever five-year-old was having a birthday party on Saturday, the stocking and restocking of juice boxes and single-serving applesauce cups.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
