stabilize
verb (used with object)
to make or hold stable, firm, or steadfast.
had been stabilizing
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past perfect progressiveof stabilize.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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Consumer sentiment had been stabilizing toward the end of 2025, as hopes for a recovery of the German economy grew on the back of a more-than $1 trillion fiscal stimulus from the country’s government.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 27, 2026
Activity had been stabilizing late in 2025, buoyed by German government stimulus and a pickup in sentiment.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 15, 2026
He had been stabilizing the shoreline with logs for a long time, protecting the trees closest to the waves.
From The Verge ● Aug. 10, 2022
