refine
verb (used with object)
to bring to a fine or a pure state; free from impurities.
have been refining
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present perfect progressiveof refine.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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Lamont has remained coy about revealing strategy the two have been refining heading into Saturday’s match.
From Washington Post ● May 26, 2022
Over the past two decades we have been refining the Standard Model predictions.
From Scientific American ● Sep. 14, 2021
Evangelicals have been refining their methods and predictions for more than a century.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 30, 2016
Williams & co have been refining the approach since Medium’s launch, for example by closing some Medium sites last summer and adjusting the direction and budgets of others.
From The Guardian ● Apr. 10, 2016
We have been refining and refining, and educating the people for a good while; yet our popular sports seems to grow more and more cruel.
From The Chequers Being the Natural History of a Public-House, Set Forth in a Loafer's Diary by James Runciman
