assemble
verb (used with object)
to bring together or gather into one place, company, body, or whole.
have been assembling
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present perfect progressiveof assemble.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 move comes amid growing talks in Kyiv that Russian forces have been assembling in the east ahead of a major attack designed to break the military stalemate there.
From Washington Times ● Feb. 2, 2023
In Finland, defence forces have been assembling modular military fortifications and practising landing jets on the highways.
From Reuters ● Nov. 21, 2022
Devin Talbott, a current Spirit owner, and Rachel Moore Weller, a local investor, have been assembling a competing bid that might involve D.C.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 14, 2021
The Rams have been assembling the tools for this job all year long.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 30, 2019
HAZELS—For some four years I have been assembling, for hybridizing purposes, selected American hazels from various sections of the United States as well as the various European cultivated varieties that gave promise of being hardy.
From Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the Fourteenth Annual Meeting Washington D.C. September 26, 27 and 28 1923 by Northern Nut Growers Association
