validate
verb (used with object)
to make valid; substantiate; confirm.
had been validating
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past perfect progressiveof validate.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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Moss had signed a three-year contract worth $15 million during the offseason and had been validating the deal by leading the Redskins in receptions and receiving yards until he was injured.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 2, 2012
