market
noun
an open place or a covered building where buyers and sellers convene for the sale of goods; a marketplace.
have been marketing
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present perfect progressiveof market.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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But the joke’s on them: It turns out that all of these mocking videos have been marketing gold for McDonald’s.
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 6, 2026
For years, the managers of some of these funds have been marketing them as a way to escape the volatility of public markets.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 19, 2025
Studios have been marketing musicals in ways that are potentially deceptive to their audiences for years, but it's only recently been glaring with "Mean Girls" and "Wonka."
From Salon ● Jan. 20, 2024
A string of investors, including Oaktree Capital Management and MidOcean Partners, have been marketing new special situations funds since last year, targeting troubled industries and credit-strained companies, according to PitchBook.
From Reuters ● May 8, 2023
The purveyor was counting the soldiers' money, and noting its amount, when he should have been marketing, or ordering the giving out of the provisions for the day.
From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 08, No. 50, December, 1861 by Various
