embed
verb (used with object)
to fix into a surrounding mass.
was embedding
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past progressiveof embed.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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Of all the ways Protestants tried to attract converts, one of the most effective was embedding missionaries in indigenous communities.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 19, 2026
South Western Ambulance Service said it had "significantly increased" the number of crews working in the region and was embedding more paramedics directly in the busiest A&Es to speed up handovers.
From BBC ● Oct. 27, 2022
The WWB was embedding its stories inside commercial comic books, publishing them in English, and using them primarily for American readers, whether at home or abroad.
From Slate ● Aug. 27, 2021
Millen, 60, said the amyloid protein was embedding in his bone marrow and the walls of his heart.
From Reuters ● May 14, 2018
At the same time, out on Long Island, William Sidney Mount was embedding topical commentary on race and Jacksonian economics in seemingly laid-back genre pictures.
From New York Times ● Jan. 16, 2012
