name
noun
a word or a combination of words by which a person, place, or thing, a body or class, or any object of thought is designated, called, or known.
have been naming
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present perfect progressiveof name.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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People have been naming storms for centuries but it has only become widespread since the 1950s.
From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2022
“The breakneck speed at which journalists have been naming the next perpetrator renders some reporting irresponsible,” they said.
From New York Times ● Nov. 21, 2017
Although the naming of research subjects has an inherent potential danger of biasing the observer, scientists have been naming subjects for a very long time and it does help in remembering individuals.
From New York Times ● Jul. 19, 2012
The alternative would have been naming just six substitutes.
From The Guardian ● Feb. 2, 2011
He believed that we had all the possible senses defined and numbered like the fingers on the hand and now comes the new sense of balance having the exact function we have been naming.
From Revisiting the Earth by Hill, James Langdon
