have been idealizing

• present perfect progressive

  present perfect progressive

  Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.

  of idealize.
  idealize

  verb (used with object)

  to make ideal; represent in an ideal form or character; exalt to an ideal perfection or excellence.

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have been idealizing

“The Legend album was a version of a dream I have been idealizing for a while,” Oldham says of the project.

From The Guardian ● May 16, 2017

They have been idealizing their native land at the same time that they have got Americanized without knowing it, and they have a hard time to get a job to make a living.

From Letters from China and Japan by John Dewey

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