discontinue
verb (used with object)
was discontinuing
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past progressiveof discontinue.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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Another frustrated user described the Kindle as "probably one of the most low-tech devices ever made" and queried why Amazon was discontinuing its support for it.
From BBC ● Apr. 9, 2026
Manus’s founders are based in Singapore, and Meta has said the startup was discontinuing its services and operations in China following the deal.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 8, 2026
Editor’s note: Often, when Leonard Pitts Jr. took a lengthier vacation, usually in August and December, we would hear from readers worried The Seattle Times was discontinuing his column.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 16, 2022
The hardest moment came during the pandemic, when Gatebox announced that it was discontinuing service for Miku.
From New York Times ● Apr. 24, 2022
Six months later, IBM announced it was discontinuing its face-recognition service.
From Reuters ● Sep. 8, 2021
