1
as in operating
being in progress or development
we do seem to be making some headway on that ongoing project the ever ongoing quest for knowledge by men and women of science
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2
as in current
existing or in progress right now
the ongoing presidential campaign
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as in continuing
having an existence or validity that does not change or diminish
an ongoing commitment to improving their community
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Recent Examples of ongoing
Investigations into its cause are still ongoing.
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Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 4 Sep. 2025
The investigation is ongoing, and the Pershing County Sheriff's Office will be the primary source of further information.
—Matthew Robinson, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Sep. 2025
The investigation by the department's homicide unit is ongoing.
—David Ferrara, The Enquirer, 3 Sep. 2025
This student’s outbursts had been an ongoing issue for three years, and Elliot quickly realized that few teachers had received the necessary restraint training to handle this student.
—IndyStar, 3 Sep. 2025
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Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 4 Sep. 2025
The investigation is ongoing, and the Pershing County Sheriff's Office will be the primary source of further information.
—Matthew Robinson, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Sep. 2025
The investigation by the department's homicide unit is ongoing.
—David Ferrara, The Enquirer, 3 Sep. 2025
This student’s outbursts had been an ongoing issue for three years, and Elliot quickly realized that few teachers had received the necessary restraint training to handle this student.
—IndyStar, 3 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ongoing
Adjective
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Last year, though revenue and operating profit increased, non-operating red ink pushed the company into a full-year loss of NT$766 million, or $25 million.—
Russell Flannery,
Forbes.com,
26 Aug. 2025
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The adjusted net income decreased by 8% y-o-y to $3.9 billion in the first nine months of 2022 due to higher expenses as a % of revenues and lower non-operating income.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes,
11 Jan. 2023
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His current district, spanning the northeastern Sacramento suburbs and Lake Tahoe, runs hundreds of miles south to Death Valley.—
David Mark,
The Washington Examiner,
5 Sep. 2025
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Emery is more articulate than many, and debating the fairness of the current system is a worthy endeavour, but even that snippet was rooted in a generous interpretation of ‘good management’.—
Chris Weatherspoon,
New York Times,
5 Sep. 2025
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Officials said overnight enforcement will focus on common and continuing offenses such as commercial vehicles parked in residential areas and permit violations.—
Michelle Deal-Zimmerman,
Baltimore Sun,
6 Mar. 2025
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State of the labor market Initial weekly unemployment insurance claims have held in a fairly steady range around 220,000, though continuing claims earlier in November had hit their highest level in about three years.—
Jeff Cox,
CNBC,
5 Dec. 2024
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In Texas, capital murder comes into play when aggravating factors are present, such as the victim being under 15 years old.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
4 Sep. 2025
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Getty Images Warmer temperatures in the English Channel, where the Paluel plant draws from, mean that conditions for jellyfish reproduction are far easier, and there are more swarms present in the water to potentially disrupt the energy network.—
Theo Burman
Shane Croucher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Sep. 2025
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Addiction has long been one of society’s most enduring struggles.—
Lyssanoel Frater,
USA Today,
9 Sep. 2025
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That honest, messy middle—where ambition meets uncertainty and growth doesn’t always look graceful—has been essential in making Issa’s work so resonant and enduring.—
Essence,
Essence,
8 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Top-tier academic journals such as Nature, Science, the New England Journal of Medicine, and the Lancet have published reams of research funded by the Chinese Communist Party in recent years, a Washington Examiner review found.—
Robert Schmad,
The Washington Examiner,
7 Sep. 2025
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Data from the popular online real estate marketplace Zillow, which tracks an estimated market value of homes in a specific area, also shows a dramatic market value increase of Platte County homes in recent years.—
Madeline King,
Kansas City Star,
7 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Hope in Dave Canales, the second-year head coach whose optimism-springs-eternal approach has this team feeling connected.—
Alex Zietlow,
Charlotte Observer,
7 Sep. 2025
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Take, for instance, the eternal feud between Teresa Giudice and Melissa Gorga on The Real Housewives of New Jersey.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
5 Sep. 2025
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But prorating three years of player profits down to 12 months, as UEFA’s rule does, reduces the immediate efficacy of successful trading in the market, the very strategy that poorer clubs increasingly rely on to climb the ladder.—
Chris Weatherspoon,
New York Times,
5 Sep. 2025
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Steven Pruett is the president and CEO of Elevation Resources, a Permian Basin oil company, and the immediate past chair of the Independent Petroleum Association of America, one of the industry’s main trade groups.—
ProPublica,
ProPublica,
4 Sep. 2025
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“Ongoing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ongoing. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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