usurp
verb (used with object)
to seize and hold (a position, office, power, etc.) by force or without legal right.
has been usurping
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present perfect progressiveof usurp (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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Reddit, the recommendation site that has been usurping arch rival Digg, could soon have a liberation of sorts.
From Forbes ● Mar. 22, 2011
