had been merging
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past perfect progressiveof merge.past perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that was ongoing continuously in the past up until another past event interrupted it.
mergeverb (used with object)to cause to combine or coalesce; unite.
Example Sentences
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At the time, Bouldry-Morrison had been merging ideas from her two projects – her IDM productions and party music from Horny Vampyre – to create upbeat four-to-the-floor music people could dance to.
From The Guardian ● Mar. 28, 2017
At the same time, General Tire had been merging all its radio-TV holdings, which became General Teleradio in 1952, with Tom O'Neil as president of the new company.
From Time Magazine Archive
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