compare
verb (used with object)
to examine (two or more objects, ideas, people, etc.) in order to note similarities and differences.
have been comparing
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present perfect progressiveof compare.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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Researchers have been comparing temperature and rainfall records from the period between 1960-1989 to the three decades from 1990 to 2019.
From BBC ● Dec. 18, 2023
In pieces reflecting on the anniversary, people have been comparing Yeltsin with Vladimir Putin.
From Slate ● Oct. 10, 2023
For two decades, scientists have been comparing every person’s full set of DNA they study to a template that relies mostly on genetic material from one man affectionately known as “the guy from Buffalo.”
From Seattle Times ● May 10, 2023
For decades, scientists have been comparing the anatomy of our brain to that of other mammals to understand how those sophisticated faculties evolved.
From New York Times ● Sep. 8, 2022
All through, I have been comparing myself with our satirist, and all through, I have had the best of the comparison.
From Lay Morals by Robert Louis Stevenson
