idolize
verb (used with object)
to regard with blind adoration, devotion, etc.
had been idolizing
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past perfect progressiveof idolize.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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“There had to be smoke coming out of my ears; I had no idea that the boardroom was going to be filled with people that I had been idolizing for years.”
From New York Times ● Aug. 26, 2018
