terminate
verb (used with object)
to bring to an end; put an end to.
had been terminating
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past perfect progressiveof terminate.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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Supplemental 5A buses, added to help during the surge, had been terminating at Rosslyn last week but will extend to L’Enfant Plaza starting Monday “due to demand,” a Metro spokeswoman said.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 11, 2016
