plagiarize
verb (used with object)
to take and use by plagiarism.
had been plagiarizing
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past perfect progressiveof plagiarize.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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Near Nashville, Andy Traub was stunned when his church announced that its pastor had been plagiarizing whole sermons, including personal anecdotes that he had presented as his own.
From New York Times ● Jul. 6, 2021
