- present participle of perpetuate.
perpetuating
Example Sentences
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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
"Platforms and products disproportionately fail us in basic safety, data privacy, transparency, and accuracy -- including perpetuating factually incorrect information about our lives."
From Barron's ● Jun. 30, 2026
Instead, Hyderabad itself was abolished, in 1948, by the postcolonial Republic of India—and with it all dreams of perpetuating the 1,300-year-old caliphal tradition.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 4, 2026
Jane Doe 5 also seeks legal action against Frances Robinson, whom she accuses of perpetuating “a hostile work environment.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 20, 2025
Could it be that we are so interested in spaceflight because it is a way of perpetuating ourselves beyond our own lifetimes?
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
