Exacerbating is an English word with synonyms like aggravating or exasperating. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Exacerbating in a sentence
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Exacerbating meaning
present participle and gerund of exacerbate
Synonyms of Exacerbating
Using Exacerbating
- The main meaning on this page is: present participle and gerund of exacerbate
- Useful related words include: aggravating, exasperating, intensifying.
- In the example corpus, exacerbating often appears in combinations such as: exacerbating the, further exacerbating, is exacerbating.
Context around Exacerbating
- Average sentence length in these examples: 22.9 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 13 middle, 6 end
- Sentence types: 19 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Exacerbating
- In this selection, "exacerbating" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 22.9 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, atmosphere, moisture, challenging, inflation, poverty and human stand out and add context to how "exacerbating" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include agriculture production exacerbating poverty and and become challenging exacerbating inflation poverty. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "exacerbating" sits close to words such as abusers, aegean and agatha, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with exacerbating
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Such inconsistencies erode public trust, exacerbating skepticism and speculation. (9 words)
And that's what's exacerbating the pricing problem in the marketplace. (12 words)
The lack of a modern application system is exacerbating an ongoing issue. (12 words)
Boudreau added that her building’s garbage chute has been out of order for several months, which has caused tenants to start leaving garbage in the hallway, a trend she believes may be exacerbating the vermin problem. (37 words)
He claims last Thursday he was told by Royal Brompton Hospital that he needs a heart transplant, but such a procedure would be futile while he is still exposed to conditions exacerbating his ill health. (35 words)
Retired lieutenant-general Guy Thibault says members are growing increasingly angry over how they are being treated by the government and chain of command, which he worries is exacerbating the military’s current personnel crisis. (35 words)
Does the lack of spending on social services create the need to ramp up law enforcement by exacerbating poverty and neglect? (21 words)
Example sentences (20)
And it occurred half a century before gasoline-burning automobiles began spewing greenhouse gases into the atmosphere, exacerbating human-caused global warming.
And that's what's exacerbating the pricing problem in the marketplace.
As the atmosphere becomes warmer, it can hold more moisture, exacerbating the risk of extreme precipitation events.
Boudreau added that her building’s garbage chute has been out of order for several months, which has caused tenants to start leaving garbage in the hallway, a trend she believes may be exacerbating the vermin problem.
Customs revenue may decline as imports through official channels become challenging, exacerbating inflation, poverty, and corruption vulnerabilities in the international trade ecosystem.
Does the lack of spending on social services create the need to ramp up law enforcement by exacerbating poverty and neglect?
Economists suggest that this approach will avoid exacerbating inflation, but private sector wages continue to rise faster than those in the public sector and could still make cutting inflation challenging.
Eskom’s 14 coal plants regularly break down, exacerbating rotational power cuts of as long as 12 hours a day that are crimping economic growth.
He claims last Thursday he was told by Royal Brompton Hospital that he needs a heart transplant, but such a procedure would be futile while he is still exposed to conditions exacerbating his ill health.
In Chile alone, 65% of the region’s water resources have been used for lithium mining, exacerbating the region’s water crisis,– reports Stanislav Kondrashov Telf AG.
Liberal MLA Gord McNeilly said the school seems to be exacerbating the problems it's meant to be solving.
Make UK said the plans are likely to lead to exacerbating cuts to jobs and production that were already in the pipeline.
Prices of essential goods will increase, and farmers will find it harder to sell their products at a profitable price, thereby decreasing agriculture production, exacerbating poverty and food insecurity, and hindering economic growth.
Retired lieutenant-general Guy Thibault says members are growing increasingly angry over how they are being treated by the government and chain of command, which he worries is exacerbating the military’s current personnel crisis.
Rising mortgage costs and ongoing high inflation are exacerbating the cost-of-living struggles many households have been experiencing.
Since Saturday, southern Tamil Nadu has experienced consistent light to moderate rainfall, exacerbating the impact on daily life and educational activities.
Such inconsistencies erode public trust, exacerbating skepticism and speculation.
The lack of a modern application system is exacerbating an ongoing issue.
The relentless heavy rain is impeding search and rescue efforts in Sikkim, exacerbating the dire situation caused by flash floods.
This is a significant obstacle to substantial investments in private equities, exacerbating the European Financing Gap and hindering SME financing.
Common combinations with exacerbating
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- exacerbating the 65×
- further exacerbating 16×
- is exacerbating 13×
- for exacerbating 8×
- exacerbating inequality 7×
- and exacerbating 7×
- are exacerbating 5×
- exacerbating poverty 4×
- in exacerbating 4×
- be exacerbating 3×