create
verb (used with object)
to cause to come into being, as something unique that would not naturally evolve or that is not made by ordinary processes.
was creating
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past progressiveof create.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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Learning to make aguachile and chocolate soufflé, she adds, “took me back to that place where I was creating something that I wasn’t earning from.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026
She cites “key figures in computer science” who observed how this approach was creating “inequities.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 21, 2026
Because the embryos were not yet capable of actively moving their bodies into position, the researchers suspected that some physical feature of their development was creating the twist.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 1, 2026
"One of the things that she was so good at was creating community and fostering collaborations, and this is yet another way she continues to give us those gifts, even after her passing."
From Barron's ● Aug. 26, 2026
The research paradigm Ernest was creating was novel for everyone.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
