communicate
verb (used with object)
to impart knowledge of; make known.
was communicating
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past progressiveof communicate.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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The investigators obtained a search warrant for Coplan’s electronic devices, which they thought might contain evidence that he was communicating with customers he knew to be American, the people said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 2, 2026
The man says that at the time he believed he was communicating with a woman called Maria Joseph, and did not know that he was, in fact, communicating with Wootton, according to the claim.
From BBC ● Nov. 17, 2025
The woman had a day job as an emergency services dispatcher, but the voices made frequent appearances in her daily life, and her side hustle was communicating with the dead.
From Salon ● Jun. 3, 2025
The district attorney’s office said its environmental crimes team was dispatched to Atlas and was communicating with LAUSD.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2024
But it did manage to grab something, possibly something Zero was communicating to Ren.
From "Warcross" by Marie Lu
