nominate
verb (used with object)
to propose (someone) for appointment or election to an office.
had been nominating
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past perfect progressiveof nominate.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 days past he had been nominating Fellow Republican Earl Brydges for majority leader.
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