remove
verb (used with object)
to move from a place or position; take away or off.
have been removing
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present perfect progressiveof remove.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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Environmental Protection Agency teams have been removing toxic items like pesticides and solar-powered batteries from the town.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 27, 2023
Navy and Coast Guard personnel, along with local workers and other government agencies, have been removing debris from the shore over the past three days, officials said.
From Washington Times ● May 1, 2023
Amid an international debate over the need to diversify public spaces, cities like Bristol, Arlington and Antwerp, among others, have been removing monuments honoring historic figures who advocated slavery or held racist views.
From New York Times ● Jan. 25, 2023
Soldiers and engineering experts have been removing mud and water in an attempt to bring the pillar up.
From BBC ● Jan. 3, 2023
"He must have lost his line, and when I saw him fumbling he must have been removing the weights designed to hold him down in spite of the air in the helmet."
From Boy Scouts in a Submarine : or, Searching an Ocean Floor by G. Harvey (George Harvey) Ralphson
