contradict
verb (used with object)
to assert the contrary or opposite of; deny directly and categorically.
had been contradicting
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past perfect progressiveof contradict.past perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that was ongoing continuously in the past up until another past event interrupted it.
Example Sentences
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For months prior, Ekaterina along with Nadejda and Maria had been contradicting this fact.
From Newsweek ● May 8, 2013
