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Discover LudwigThe phrase "are naming" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to the act of identifying or designating something or someone in the present tense.
Example: "The committee members are naming the new project after a famous scientist."
Alternatives: "are calling" or "are designating".
Dictionary
are naming
verb
To give a name to.
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Most people are naming their lawyers".
At Pfizer, two divisions are naming agencies.
Parents are naming their children after characters in "Twilight".
There are naming ceremonies, like Innocent's, that require nursing.
And apparently people are naming their daughters Chimamanda.
"They are naming the director of special services individually," he said, "and it has a chilling effect".
Scary, scary news from the US: Twilight-loving parents are naming their children after characters in the books.
Additional federal agencies are naming or seeking advertising agencies to handle campaigns related to responses to the terrorist attacks.
If people are naming politicians as suspected paedophiles, it seems the McAlpine lessons have not been learned".
They forget that they are not naming a cute little baby; they are naming someone who they hope will become a confident, happy 30-year-old.
Researchers have identified a new species of whale that they are naming after the mythic beast of Herman Melville's Moby-Dick.
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