surrender
verb (used with object)
to yield (something) to the possession or power of another; deliver up possession of on demand or under duress.
has been surrendering
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present perfect progressiveof surrender (3rd person singular).present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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The issue has been surrendering momentum at key times.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 11, 2021
He won't know that he makes it, but de facto he is already making it; has been surrendering piece-meal to the machine for the past hundred years.
From The Brain by Alexander Blade
