had been eliminating

• past perfect progressive

  past perfect progressive

  Used to describe an action that was ongoing continuously in the past up until another past event interrupted it.

  of eliminate.
  eliminate

  verb (used with object)

  to remove or get rid of, especially as being in some way undesirable.

Related Words

• cancel
• defeat
• dispose of
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• wipe out