combine
verb (used with object)
to bring into or join in a close union or whole; unite.
was combining
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past progressiveof combine.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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Tuesday, SpaceX announced it was combining with the agentic AI software coding tool, which competes with the likes of Anthropic’s Claude.
From Barron's ● Jun. 16, 2026
Shares of McCormick & Co. rallied in early Tuesday trading after the spice maker confirmed it was combining with Unilever’s foods business in a deal valued at $44.8 billion.
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 31, 2026
The bank, the country’s third-largest by assets, also said it was combining its retail bank with its wealth business, expanding the remit of Andy Sieg, the head of wealth.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 20, 2025
Asked in a recent interview with Fox Business how he was combining all of this with his new government role, Musk responded "with great difficulty".
From BBC ● Mar. 19, 2025
During the period I read much of X——, banks he was combining, new ventures he was undertaking.
From Twelve Men by Theodore Dreiser
